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Belmont Park POST SCRATCHES - MUDDY / GOOD

R1 - Alw 63k N1X (Turf 8.5F)

#8 Marine Officer (6-1)
#5 Seal Cove (6-1) WON $6.60
#3 Bruce Alley (4-1) 3RD
#9 Batter Up (3-1)

R2 - MSW 60k

#3 August Osage (5-2) WON $7.00
#2 Not Now Ashley (6-1) 2ND
#5 Bold Choice (4-1)
#4 Crushing (7-2)

R3 - Clm 10k B

#6 Dixie Nite Out (10-1)
#4 Easy Gallop (4-1) 2ND
#10 Forty Prayers (6-1)
#13 In Just We Trust (5-2) WON $5.50

R4 - Alw 63k N1X

#5 Ripples n' Waves (7-2)
#4 Mineswept (12-1) 3RD
#7 Rattlesnake Bridge (5-2) 2ND
#1 Glickman (4-1)

R5 - NY Breds Alw 53k N1X (Turf 8.5F)

#7 Hangover Kid (6-1)
#1 Shekomeko Son (5-1)
#4 Dual Citizen (12-1) 3RD
#2 Dream Drop Kid (6-1)

PK4 - 2 3 4 5 / 4 6 10 13 / 4 5 7 / 1 4 7 = $72 ($.50 play)

R6 - G1 Acorn

#2 Turbulent Decent (3-5) 2ND
#6 Snow Fall (8-1)
#4 It's Tricky (6-1) WON $22.00
#1 Her Smile (8-1) 3RD

R7 - G2 True North

#3 Trappe Shot (5-2) WON $4.60
#1 Pompa Entry (2-1) 2ND
#2 Wildcat Brief (8-1)

R8 - G2 Woody Stephens

#1 Travellin Man (2-1)
#7 JJ's Lucky Train (6-1)
#5 Arch Traveler (5-2)
#2 Justin Phillip (6-1)

R9 - G1 Just A Game (Turf 8F)

#7 Cherokee Queen (8-1)
#2 Aviate (GB) (5-2)
#8 Much Rejoicing (12-1)
#3 Amen Hallelujah (6-1)

R10 - G1 Manhattan

#3 Windward Islands (8-1) BEST BET
#4 Gio Ponti (6-5)
#9 Straight Story (12-1)
#7 Prince Will I Am (5-1)

R11 - G1 Belmont Stakes

#1 Master of Hounds (10-1) - Made the trip again and has a legitimate shot of taking this Jewel back across the pond.
#2 Stay Thirsty - All of his races look the same (BSF) and they're not good enough versus this caliber.
#3 Ruler On Ice (20-1) - Hard to endorse with the suspect competition he's been facing.
#4 Santiva (15-1) - Derby was better than it looked and could be primed for a peak performance.
#5 Brilliant Speed (15-1) - Expecting him to make his late rally and possibly catch a piece underneath.
#6 Nehro (4-1) - Versatile running style suits him well and the 5-week rest could be the difference between him being draped with carnations.
#7 Monzon (30-1) - Will have to improve dramatically to have any say so in this outcome.
#8 Prime Cut (15-1) - Interesting to see if he'll attempt to pressure Shackleford early and have something late.
#9 Animal Kingdom (2-1) - Validated Derby win with strong effort in Preakness and no reason to think he won't be there when it counts again.
#10 Mucho Macho Man (10-1) - Shoes won't be his excuse here and picks up top pilot as well.
#11 Isn't He Perfect (30-1) - I don't see any scenario that would make him remotely competitive with this group.
#12 Shackleford (9-2) - Can he produce another gut wrenching effort at 12 furongs? Tough to bet and tough to bet against, your choice.

Selections:

#6 Nehro (4-1)
#9 Animal Kingdom (5-2)
#4 Santiva (15-1)
#1 Master of Hounds (10-1)
#12 Shackleford (9-2)

PK6 - 2 6 / 1 3 / 1 5 7 / 2 7 / 3 4 / 6 9 = $192

PK4 - 1 5 7 / 1 2 3 7 8 / 3 4 / 6 9 = $30 ($.50 play)

R12 - Clm 20k B (Turf 6F)

#12 Keechi Bullet (5-1)
#5 Dr. W (6-1)
#2 Jacobson Entry (Ever a Friend)

R13 - NY Breds MSW 50k (Turf 6F)

#3 Rudy Rudy Rudy (4-1)
#8 My Cousin Eddie (12-1)
#9 Russian Alley (8-1)
#11 Paci Di Notte (7-2)

PK4 - 3 4 / 1 4 5 6 9 12 / 2 5 6 12 / 3 8 9 11 = $81 ($.50 play)

Good Racing Luck