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Belmont Super Saturday Stakes Selections

Rugbyman
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Race 2 The Easy Goer Stakes 
Win: #3 Rugbyman
Place: #7 Dark Vader
Show: #2 Mask
Complete Super: #5 Prince Lucky 

Analysis: I'm thinking this is going to be a break out race for the royally bred Rugbyman I was very impressed with his last out and think he'll handle the jump to stakes company with flying colors.


Pacific Wind
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Race 3 Ogden Phipps Stakes 

 Win: #4 Pacific Wind
Place: #6 Abel Tasman
Show: #3 Highway Star
Complete Super: #1 Unbridled Mo

Analysis: Pacific Wind like a typical Curlin has gotten worlds better with age and I think she's still going to make leaps forward she's that good. Honest opinion she is easily the best Older Female on the East Coast.





Monomoy Girl
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Race 4 Acorn Stakes 



Win: #3 Monomoy Girl
Place: #7 Talk Veuve To Me
Show: #5 Caledonia Road
Complete Super: #1 Moonshine Memories

Analysis: Monomoy Girl is simply to good to be beaten especially at a flat mile. Caledonia Road is going to have better luck running in some longer distance races down the line. Talk Veuve To Me looks like she could be a future superstar though and with some racing experience she could have a big second half of the year.







War Story
Photo Taken by Rick Samuels 
Race 5 Brooklyn Invitational Stakes 

 Win: #9 War Story
Place: #2 Hoppertunity
Show: #4 Take Your Guns
Complete Super: #3 Hard Study

Analysis: War Story loves the mile and a half at Belmont and I think he'll successfully defend his Brooklyn title. Hoppertunity is a game old war horse and I would love to see him win here but I think he's no match for War Story at a mile and a half.







Stormy Liberal
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Race 6 Jaipur Invitational Stakes 

 Win: #1 Stormy Liberal
Place: #8 Holding Gold
Show: #4 Conquest Tsunami
Complete Super: #5 Disco Partner

Analysis: I think the 6 furlongs is right up Stormy Liberal's ally and there looks like there's going to be plenty of pace for him to run into. Holding Gold will also appreciate the hot pace and the 6 furlong distance.





Race 7 Woody Stephans Stakes 
Kanthaka
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 Win: #8 Kanthaka
Place: #12 Strike Power
Show: #4 Givemeaminit
Complete Super: #3 Engage

Analysis: Another race thats going to have a wicked pace Kanthaka is probably the best closer of the bunch and will rocket on by all of them close to home. Strike Power has showed he can hang on after wicked fractions so I think he'll hang on to get a piece of it.





Off Limits (IRE)
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Race 8 Just A Game Stakes 

 Win: #3 Off Limits (IRE)
Place: #5 Proctor's Ledge
Show: #7 A Raving Beauty (GER)
Complete Super: #4 Lull

Analysis: It's unwise to bet against Chad Brown on the turf and I think Off Limits is his better win candidate in this race so I'll go with her. Proctor's Ledge knows how to string races together so I wouldn't be surprised if she spoils the Chad Brown party here.


Bee Jersey
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 Race 9 Metropolitan Handicap 

 Win: #10 Bee Jersey
Place: #4 McCraken
Show: #1 Mind Your Biscuits
Complete Super: #5 Good Samaritan

Analysis: There's absolutely no pace in here so I'm thinking Bee Jersey could steal it from the front end McCraken will get first jump on the rest of the deep closers and maybe make a race of it.





Beach Patrol
Photo Taken by Chelsea Durand 
Race 10 Manhattan Stakes 

 Win: #10 Beach Patrol
Place: #3 Hi Happy
Show: #2 One Go All Go
Complete Super: #8 Sadlers Joy

Analysis: I think Beach Patrol will appreciate getting back to a mile and a quarter and Chad Brown's going to snatch up another grade one on the grass.











Race 11 The Belmont Stakes 
Tenfold
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 Win: #7 Tenfold
Place: #10 Blended Citizen
Show: #8 Vino Rosso
Complete Super: #2 Free Drop Billy

Analysis: I'm going with the best bred horses for a mile and a half as I don't see Justify getting the trip he wants from the one post and a whole host of other factors is making me think he wont even hit the board on Saturday. That being said if he goes on and wins Saturday I will be the most shocked and fully admit I was wrong and I think it'll be no exaggeration to say he's one of the greatest racehorses I've seen in my lifetime if he does win the Triple Crown.




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