Sunday Turf Mile Stakes Races

We close out our horse racing weekend with two top notch mile stakes races.  The Nobel Damsel at Belmont Park and the Woodbine Mile at Woodbine.

Belmont Park Race 9 {Nobel Damsel~G3~1 mile~Turf~3 year old Up~fillies/mares~Stakes}
A talented group of eight gals go to the gate in this graded stakes race.  Quiet Meadow (Lezcano / C. Brown) should be able to pull off the victory as the favorite with the third highest (tie) last out speed number, a three race progression, and four robust, peaking workouts.  Scolara (J. Velazquez / Mott) will challenge with the second highest (tie) last out speed number, a four race progression, and two solid workouts.  Sweeter Still [IRE] (C. Velasquez / Trombetta) could be the surprise with the highest speed number at the distance, a decent last out speed number, a two race progression, and four fearsome workouts.  C.S. Silk (Luzzi / Romans) should be able to grab a piece of the purse pie with a decent last out speed number, a five race progression, and two bullet workouts.  We will be budget conscience and play Belmont Park.

$1 SHOW:  #6 Scolara.
$1 SHOW:  #7 Sweeter Still [IRE].
10 CENT Superfecta:  #4 Quiet Meadow, #6 Scolara / #4, #6 / #2 C.S. Silk, #7 Sweeter Still [IRE] / #2, #7.

Woodbine Race 10 {Woodbine Mile~G1~1 mile~Turf~3 year old Up~Stakes}
A great cast of thirteen runners assembles for what will be an extremely competitive race.  The sole Euro-invader, Famous Name [GB] (Smullen / Weld) looks favorable with a 100% in the money record over seven races at this mile distance.  He will be coming off a longer route race overseas for this one.  A nine time winner, he cannot be left out.  Famous Name [GB] will be challenged mightly in this top notch field.  Court Vision (Albarado / R. Dutrow) looks well prepped for this race with a decent last out speed number at a longer route and three high quality workouts.  He also shows the highest (three-way tie) speed number at the distance.  Victor's Cry (Nakatani / Harty) is another with the highest speed number at the distance.  He will be closing fast with the third highest last out speed number at a much longer route and four fierce, peaking workouts.  Grand Adventure (Husbands / Frostad) is the third with the highest speed number at the distance.  He also shows a decent last out speed number at a longer route, a fabulous set of three workouts, and the highest speed number at Woodbine.  Smokey Fire (Jones / Attard) will be the surprise moving from a seven furlong sprint to the mile.  He shows the second highest last out speed number, a two race progression, and two distance strengthening workouts.  He could be in there for a piece of the purse.  The Usual Q.T. (V. Espinoza / Cassidy) is a perfect five for five at the distance which will undoubtedly make him the favorite.  He has posted a decent last out speed number at a longer route and two serious workouts.  The Woodbine Mile will be a very competitive and exciting race.  Let's play Woodbine very carefully.

$2 SHOW:  #12 Famous Name [GB].
$2 SHOW:  #4 Court Vision.
NO 10 CENT Superfecta is offered at Woodbine.


















Saturday's Results
Belmont R9.  Our first pick, Negligee, finished 6th.  Our second pick, Check the Label, won (1st) for $1.35 in place money and $1.05 in show money.  Our third pick, No Explaining [IRE], was scratched which also tossed our 10 CENT Superfecta play.  Superfecta went 1-7-2-3.
Bankroll slips to $7.00.