Belmont, 6-30

[golfer]

Back to Belmont for a contentious Saturday Card

Race 1:
#7 Taming the Tiger, 3rd start off long layoff, drops back down in class
#8 Military Major
#3 Gaelic Sunrise, solid but unspectacular
Long shot possibles: #5 Forget the Judge, 1st start off layoff, and #2 Broad Acres, solid dirt figs, could carryover to lawn.

Race 2:
A bunch of well-bred 2 year olds, watch the board, I have no clue!

Race 3:
2 most likely winners, #5 Big Apple Daddy, and #6 Gold and Roses, both have ?? (layoff issues)..
#4 Go Fernando Go, shortens up, has speed.
#3 Executive Search, comes in with a few weeks off for the first time in a while, stone closer can improve.

Race 4:
Another contentious race, many horses adding Lasix after disappointing debuts,
#5 Mr Zip, 2 solid races under his belt, most likely winner.
#3 Treasure Mountain, #4 Royal Livingston, and #6 Golden Caesar, all were heavily backed in debuts, and would be no surprise here.
#7 Seittam, comes in a tad slower, but goes turf to dirt, can improve.
#9 Nicky Royale, 15-1 ML, fits with these, hard to disregard at that price.

Race 5:
#4 Metro Meteor, ran big 1st Contessa/Laudati, should be tough in here.
#3 Redefined, solid, 2nd most likely winner.
#10 Theconfidenceman, should run better 3rd off layoff
#9 Trick Meeting, dangerous for Hough, but would have to improve to win this.

Race 6:
#5 Pure Revenge, has been caught very wide in all previous starts, could surprise with a better trip.
#4 Seastate
#7 Borobudur, 1st Frankel, 1st US start, could be any kind..
#3 William Tell for Mott, and #8 Intuition Magic for Ward, would not surprise.
Longshot #10 Masterofthehouse, fits with these, 12-1 ML

Race 7:
#3 Forest Jazzy, comes off an AMAZING debut (fastest TG for 1st start I've ever seen), switches to Mott and the turf...Watch this one!!
#9 Jambalaya Joy, 1st off the layoff, 1st Hushion, dangerous.
#5 Prima Ballerina, looks like an Xplosive pattern, 10-1 ML
#1 Glory Miss, debut at AC was very fast, repeat puts her in the mix.

Race 8: The 4 horse Mother Goose, pace could play a major role in this..
#3 Lady Joanne, very solid for Nafzger/Borel
#1 Octave, the other most likely winner
#4 Boca Grande, middle moved in last, but would need to step forward to win this.

Race 9:
#5 Fairbanks, Pletcher west coast shipper, comes in off huge top, tough call
#4 Corinthian, very solid, but distance may be an issue?
I expect regressions from Hesanoldsalt and Political Force, but in a 6 horse field, I could be mistaken

Race 10:
While not the most likely winner, I expect #2 Kiss the Dice, to run well, 3rd off the layoff.
# 3 Cranky Pants, 1st off long layoff, and # 5 Your Hour's Up are the most likely winners..
#6 Saturday's Cat and #8 Stately Pegasus, both just broke their maidens, solid but unlikely to win 2 in a row.
#7 Haze My Man, lightly raced 7 year old, can improve 2nd off the layoff.

Good luck to all, as always