Belmont Stakes and Undercard Saturday plays

[griswold]

Belmont Stakes

1. Bluegrass Cat
2. Sunriver
3. Oh So Awesome
4. Steppenwolfer
5. High Finance

Analysis: pletcher is way overdue to win a triple crown race and both of his horses look strong. I'm putting Bluegrass Cat on top because that's the one his key rider, Velazquez, chose to ride. Oh So awesome is my favorite longshot for reasons stated in a separate thread. High Finance is a speed horse in a race without any pace and may stick around until the deep stretch.

Other races:

BEST BET OF THE DAY: Pletcher's #5 Keyed Entry in Race 8, the Woody Stephens (formerly known as the Riva Ridge).
Lots of speed horses in here and this one has run long so may show more stamina.

Race 7 #2 Gorella; in Just A Game Handicap
Heavy fave; looks unbeatable

Race 9 #7 Teammate
Just a mild opinion in a wide open race, the Acorn.

Race 10 #8 English Channel in Manhattan Handicap
Box w/ #4 Cacique and #9 Dreadnaught. Eng Channel another Pletcher horse

[kbsooner21]

Good luck Gris! U don't like Jasil at all huh??

[Louie]

Good luck im gonna put a little on prado

[rwall]

Gris
If the track comes up sloppy, do you still recommend the plays?
There's the threat of rain for Sat.

Thanks

[griswold]

Good luck Gris! U don't like Jasil at all huh??

Not much, no.

[griswold]

Gris
If the track comes up sloppy, do you still recommend the plays?
There's the threat of rain for Sat.

Thanks

Pedigrees of all of them seem Ok for wet tracks. Zito, jerkens and Pletcher always seem to run horses in mud caulks so their horses might benefit. Trainer of deputy Glitters says he'll scratch if it's wet as that horse has run two awful races on wet tracks

[WayneChung]

gris did you factor in soft or yielding turf or muddy on the main-talking about heavy rain-if not who are your favorite nudders and soft-turfers-i think grey swallow goes up bigtime on soft turf !!

[WayneChung]

gris did you factor in soft or yielding turf or muddy on the main-talking about heavy rain-if not who are your favorite nudders and soft-turfers-i think grey swallow goes up bigtime on soft turf !!

gris i meant favorite mudders and soft-turfers ps-top-player you and i up late-LOL

[griswold]

WC,

If the turf is soft, English Channel might not be the play; Cacique is a former European and might benefit.

It's my understanding the NY area may get some rain the next couple of days but not a downpour.

GL on whatever you do play.

[WayneChung]

WC,

If the turf is soft, English Channel might not be the play; Cacique is a former European and might benefit.

It's my understanding the NY area may get some rain the next couple of days but not a downpour.

GL on whatever you do play.

WHO BENEFITS ON THE MUD ON THE MAIN,I LIKE BOB AND JOHN,JAZIL,AND BLUEGRASS CAT ON SLOPPY // ON SOFT TURF I LOVE GREY SWALLOW AND RELAXED GESTURE BUT REALLY LIKE SWALLOW-I THINK CACIQUE NEEDS FIRM AND DON'T LIKE THE WAY THIS COURSE SETS UP FOR HIM-ALTHOUGH HE IS GOING TO BE A MONSTER ON THE RIGHT TRACK !!

[BillMill71]

GL Gris!!!

[seaofred]

jasil in a wide open race is my choice for the upset

seaofred