Handicapping Belmont Friday: Fillies & Mares take center stage; Stakes Selections

By Rick Francis —-

Friday’s Belmont Stakes Festival from Saratoga features fillies and mares competing in a oair of Grade 2’s along with a trio of Grade 1 contests highlighted by the 95th Running of Acorn Stakes for spohomore ladies. It always promises to be an exciting day of racing, Good Luck to all.

SARATOGA

Race 4) G2 Bed o’ Roses S. Presented by Boldyn Networks 7 Furlongs Fillies and Mares 4 Year Olds And Up
3) Ways and Means
1) Grand Job
2) Scalable
4) Senza Parole

Race 9) G2 Wonder Again S. Presented by Shift4 Turf 1 1/16 Miles Fillies 3 Year Olds
8) Lion Lake
5) Time to Dream
2) Fitz Right
3) Coach Mazzula

Race 10) G1 DraftKings Acorn S. Dirt 1 1/8 Miles Fillies 3 Year Olds
5) Always a Runner (Brown/Ortiz, J.)
3) Meaning (McCarthy/Hernandez, J.)
2) Counting Stars (Casse/Ortiz, I.)

Race 11) G1 New York S. Turf 3/16 Miles Fillies and Mares 4 Year Olds And Up
9) Gezora (Mott/Velazquez)
8) Kathynmarissa (Brown/Ortiz, J)
3) Speed Shopper (Walden/Franco)
4) Laurelin (Motion/Crmouche)

Race 12) G1 Ogden Phipps S. Presented by Ford Dirt 1 1/8 Miles Fillies and Mares 4 Year Olds And Up
5) Nitrogen (Casse/Otriz, J)
1) Fully Subscribed (Brown/Prat)
3) Alpine Princess (Cox/Ortiz, I)
6) Bless the Broken (Coz/Geroux)