Steve Matthews / June 28 at Belmont
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1 Mile. 3&up. Starter Optional Claiming. Purse: $53,000. Post -- 3 p.m.
1 Jimanator(L) 122 Maragh 6-4-1 Trombetta 5-1
2 Giant Indian(L) 122 Lezcano 6-9-1 Adsit 20-1
3 Point Taken(L) 124 Alvarado 5-1-1 Jacobson 4-1
4 Metaurus(L) 122 Ortiz 2-3-5 Sciacca 12-1
5 Caixa Eletronica(L) 122 Castellano 6-5-1 Pletcher 6-5
6 Playing a Joke(L) 122 Saez 5-3-2 Cibelli 20-1
7 Lubango(L) 122 Velazquez 4-2-2 Preciado 6-1
8 Sacred Ground(L) 122 Ortiz, Jr 7-1-2 Levine 12-1
Lubango could capitalize on soft front-end flow in field that's light on speed. Point Taken bested top selection by more than a length when a winner on May 11; very playable. Caixa Eletronica was dead last at every call in most recent but is more than good enough on 'A' game.
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7 Furlongs. (Widener Turf). 3&up. Starer Optional Claiming. Purse: $55,000.
1 Reserved Quality(L) 122 Velazquez 4-6-2 Gyarmati 12-1
2 One More Cat(L) 117 Rosario 2-1-2 Trombetta 3-1
3 Partly Mocha(L) 122 Maragh 4-2-3 Weaver 5-2
4 Wind of Bosphorus(L) 117 Alvarado 1-5-2 Asmussen 5-1
5 Pecky's Boy(L) 122 Reyes 6-1-2 Mitchell 12-1
6 Southern Tier(L) 117 Solis 3-8-1 Lewis 6-1
7 Special Selection(L) 122 Espinoza 1-2-5 Shivmangal 12-1
8 Marstons Mills(L) 117 Castellano 2-1-4 Cibelli 12-1
9 Assured Victory(L) 122 Velasquez 3-5-6 Brown 8-1
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10 Stonely the Lonely(L) 117 Maragh 1-3-3 Levine 2-1
11 Kentucky Pie(L) 117 Ortiz, Jr 1-7-4 Breen 3-1
12 Pass the Pico(L) 117 No rider 1-2-4 Asmussen 5-1
13 Jumpinofftheedge(L) 117 Saez 1-x-x Serpe 5-1
Pecky's Boy is rested and projects as the main speed for potent layoff barn. Special Selection tallied swift final fraction when winning last. Assured Victory is effective from on or off the pace; right in the thick of this.
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6 Furlongs. (Inner Turf). 3&up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming $20,000. Purse: $33,000.
1 She's Gosphel(L) 122 Ortiz, Jr 2-2-7 Gullo 5-2
2 Rough Winter(L) 122 Castellano 3-2-1 Vitali 7-2
3 Mon Rose(L) 115 Tomas 11-7-5 Persaud 50-1
4 Mollie's Prize(L) 122 Saez 9-9-5 Toscano, Jr 20-1
5 Ten K Cat(L) 122 Ortiz 9-6-3 Toner 10-1
6 Granby Girl(L) 122 Espinoza 6-1-3 Ortiz 20-1
7 Fall Into Faith(L) 122 Lezcano 1-2-1 Araya 12-1
8 Karakorum Elektra(L) 122 Velasquez 4-5-7 Rice 2-1
9 Grace and Courage(L) 122 Rodriguez 6-4-3 Goodwin 8-1
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10 Irish Lady(L) 122 No rider 4-7-4 Englehart 5-1
11 World Premier(L) 122 No rider 6-6-4 Contessa 4-1
12 Ibid(L) 122 No rider 5-7-2 Chatterpaul 3-1
Karakorum Elektra gets class relief and makes peak start of form cycle. She's Gosphel will prove a very tough customer on a soft lead. Rough Winter was a tough-trip third behind 'Gosphel' last out; dangerous.
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6 Furlongs. 3&up. Starter Optional Claiming. Purse: $50,000.
2 Demon's Deputy(L) 122 Ortiz, Jr 4-5-4 Gyarmati 10-1
1 Road Agent(L) 117 Rosario 3-2-4 Jacobson 2-1
3 Poised to a Tee(L) 122 Saez 1-3-2 Reynolds 5-1
1a Tizmas(L) 122 Alvarado 3-5-5 Jacobson 2-1
4 Litigate(L) 122 Ortiz 2-1-7 Duggan 9-5
5 Perfect Trippi(L) 122 Castellano 2-2-1 Martin 6-1
6 Dreaming of Joey(L) 117 Lezcano 1-x-x Adsit 8-1
Dreaming of Joey attended hot fractions when a dominant winner in debut; more to come. Litigate logged three sharp works since strong second in last; big-time player. Demon's Deputy cuts back to distance of both lifetime wins.
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7 Furlongs. (Widener Turf). 3&up. Maiden Special Weight. Purse: $70,000.
1 Boardwalk Baron(L1) 119 Solis x-x-x Brown 20-1
2 Our Emerald Forest(L) 124 Maragh 2-9-8 Day 10-1
3 First Beach(L1) 119 Ortiz, Jr 6-x-x Jerkens 10-1
4 Red Vine(L1) 119 Rosario x-x-x Clement 6-1
5 Deadicated Deal(L) 124 Alvarado 10-3-x Serpe 12-1
6 War Classic(L1) 119 Saez x-x-x Domino 20-1
7 Uncle Gare(L) 119 Velazquez 4-6-2 Servis 5-1
8 Cowboy Prince(L) 119 Cohen 6-7-4 Contessa 15-1
9 Harrier Hill(L) 124 Velasquez 2-5-3 McLaughlin 10-1
10 Green Gratto(L) 119 Rodriguez 13-5-5 Chin 50-1
11 Banzai Charge(L) 124 Reyes 2-x-x Mitchell 4-1
12 Mongol Boss(L) 119 Castellano 9-2-x Maker 3-1
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13 Alvear(L1) 119 Saez x-x-x Terranova 5-1
14 Takajo(L) 119 Espinoza 11-7-x Terranova 8-1
15 To Dare Is to Do(L) 119 Ortiz, Jr 6-9-x Breen 12-1
16 Malibu Master(L1) 119 Alvarado x-x-x Serpe 5-2
First Beach gets blinkers/Lasix makeover for profitable second-out stable; rates close call. Mongol Boss compiled eye-catching work tab for first start in 62 days; very dangerous. Banzai Charge was a hard-charging second in debut; worth long look.
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1 Mile. 3&up. Maiden Claiming $16,000. Purse: $26,000.
1 Streets of Fire(L) 119 Ortiz, Jr 2-5-8 Persaud 3-1
2 Sunny Coast(L) 119 Solis 6-7-x Schosberg 15-1
3 Joey N(L) 119 Lezcano 2-7-10 Magee 5-1
4 Mighty Ian(L) 119 Cohen 5-6-x Dilger 8-5
5 You Tarzan(L) 119 Espinoza 7-4-7 Ortiz 15-1
6 Sunnyinseabrook(L) 119 Ortiz 5-8-11 Gyarmati 10-1
7 Lasting Impact(L) 119 Lezcano 7-3-9 Hennig 4-1
Mighty Ian adds blinkers, gets added ground and looms the controlling speed with aggressive ride. Streets of Fire was compromised by slow pace when second in last; big-time threat. Lasting Impact will be aided by return to dirt.
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6 Furlongs. (Inner Turf). 3yo. THE GONE FISHIN. Purse: $100,000.
1 Spiral Stair(L) 118 Ortiz, Jr 1-9-x Toner 6-1
2 Skylander(L) 118 Rosario 1-11-5 Ward 5-1
3 Bernie the Jet(L) 118 Saez 11-1-3 Contessa 7-2
4 Weekend Hideaway(L) 118 Lezcano 2-5-5 Serpe 2-1
5 Dark Roast(L) 118 Prado 1-3-3 Cash 15-1
6 Officer Alex(L) 118 Velasquez 3-7-1 Whiting 5-2
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7 Whiskey Romeo(L) 118 Velasquez 1-6-1 Dutrow 5-2
8 The Truth and K G(L) 118 Ortiz 4-3-1 Rodriguez 5-1
9 Eastwood(L) 118 Saez 1-x-x Mareina 4-1
Dark Roast took heavy tote support and delivered with solid victory the first time he set foot on Belmont sod; call based on price potential. Officer Alex owns fast late pace figures and makes turf debut for potent first-time grass barn. Weekend Holiday, another making first turf start, owns speed and fast numbers; dangerous.
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7 Furlongs. (Widener Turf). 3&up. Fillies and Mares. NY Bred. Allowance Optional Claiming. Purse: $64,000.
1 Ornellia(L) 122 Maragh 1-2-2 Bond 6-1
2 Bird House(L) 122 Ortiz, Jr 4-5-7 Gullo 20-1
3 Barrel of Joy(L) 122 Velazquez 3-1-6 Hertler 10-1
4 Necessary Luxury(L) 122 Velasquez 6-4-4 Heffner 30-1
5 La Bella Valeria(L) 122 Prado 7-3-8 Barrera, III 30-1
6 Victory Island(L) 122 Alvarado 1-4-2 Levine 12-1
7 Temper in Command(L) 122 Rosario 1-7-1 Romans 7-2
8 Quiet Ending(L) 122 Lezcano 2-3-1 Clement 3-1
9 Elusive Rumour(L) 122 Castellano 3-3-7 Pletcher 5-2
10 Manero(L) 122 Saez 6-1-7 Serpe 10-1
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11 Lady Vi(L) 122 Ortiz 3-5-4 Rodriguez 3-1
12 Lenders Way(L) 122 Lezcano 2-4-7 Ryerson 7-2
13 Fiftyfour Forever(L) 122 No rider 6-6-5 Quartarolo 8-1
Elusive Rumour makes third start of form cycle, gets favorable turnback in distance and should pack amplified kick. Ornellia was a clear-cut winner in key race last month; very dangerous. Quiet Ending came up a neck short when second at 75 cents on the dollar last time; short price once again.
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7 Furlongs. 3&up. NY Bred. Maiden Claiming $40,000-$35,000. Purse: $45,000.
1 Thingamajigger(L) 118 Maragh 5-6-7 Jerkens 12-1
2 Private Irving A(L) 123 Lezcano 5-2-12 Antonucci 5-1
3 Go Giant Bry Go(L) 116 Alvarado 8-2-7 Englehart 6-1
4 One Red Cat(L) 118 Velazquez 5-8-5 Englehart 8-1
5 Native Singer(L) 118 Castellano 4-x-x Galluscio 7-2
6 Ten Ed(L) 116 Saez 3-6-10 Hennig 15-1
7 Joe Mooch(L) 118 Lezcano 8-2-5 Albertrani 10-1
8 Mr. G. Zee(L) 118 Rosario 6-5-6 Schettino 4-1
9 Hooked Forever(L) 118 Ortiz 3-5-8 Ryerson 8-1
10 Never Naked(L) 118 Ortiz, Jr 5-x-x Schosberg 10-1
Hooked Forever is riding a forward line on the numbers and stretch to 7 furlongs could be the key. One Red Cat bested top selection by five lengths when second in debut on April 5; could easily take weak nightcap. Private Irving A endured rough trip when favored in last; right in the thick of this. Joe Mooch regressed in last after clear-cut second in prior; rebound potential.
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