Handicapping: Friday’s Belmont Late Pick-5

Matt Pappis
Tracksideview Staff Writer —-

Friday

Pick 5) 7-11 Post Time 4:09 EDT

Race 7) Tremont Stakes

Dixie Mo (6): Didn’t get the flashy number the other Ward got first out but he knows his runners as good as anyone and this one will be in with a shot at a big price if he runs him.

Maven (2): The Ward with the big pedigree and big number, they will have to run to beat him but I hate taking short prices on these two year old stakes anyone can jump up.

Theitalianamerican (1): Ran a big first race out to lose in NYB company but this race isn’t filled with killers; go back and watch the race he has a big shot in here.

Race 8) Grade II True North

Recruiting Ready (6): Should be able to stalk what will be a hot pace and sit in the first wave of horses coming from off the pace to get a jump on the deep closers.

Whitmore (7): Never really had a fair chance in his last with the silly speed bias at Churchill on Derby day; he always puts in his run.

Strike Power (5): When he is right he is one of the fastest gate horses in the country I expect to see them play catch me if you can.

Race 9) Grade II New York

Homerique (8): Has the look to be any kind and she beat her main competition in here when she wasn’t 100% cranked… the other Chad Brown trained runner.

Competitiofideas (6): The other Chad Brown runner in here but she lost to top pick easily last time, she would have to step up big to win here.

Semper Sententiae (7): She always runs her race and has only missed the tri in one of her 8 career starts which didn’t come with current trainer Mark Hennig. A good horse for the exotics.

Race 10) Grade II Belmont Gold Cup

Raa Atoll (8): The one horse in the race with a win at the 2 mile distance, I don’t know much about the connections but this one has kept good company overseas and we will never see 6/1.

Arlow (6): Connections have always been on this one he ran the race of his life last time to narrowly lose. He should be ready to run another big one here having a race in him now.

Canessar (9): The longer the better for this one, he was second in this race last year in a much better edition in my mind.

Race 11) 11-1-2-3-8

1,2,3,4,6,7/ 3,4,5,6,7,8,10/8/ 6,8/ 1,2,3,8,11 = $252