Grade 2 Belmont 8th Friday

[randallscott35]

This could be a Grade 2 turf race for sure. Overnight stakes with a group this good don't happen in Cali, by the way for our west coasters in here.

Melhor Aienda should be tough but this is a classy group and if she's not ready first out, she'll get beat.

I will try and beat her with Bright Abundance.

[blackthroatedwind]

I respect you for taking a shot against Melhor Ainda but she is in a different league than these horses and I doubt I can bring myself to spend a lot of money trying to beat her. She is such a good horse.

Good luck...and I dont mean that facetiously.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Well,as usual,we have the same old f'n problem back there in New York.Are we gunna have turf racing on Friday,and how is the turf condition etc. going to be ?

[blackthroatedwind]

It's highly unlikely they will be off the turf at all and certainly the feature will be on. There was no rain today and the weather has gotten very nice.

The meet is almost over.

[ateamstupid]

My guess is the turf will be yielding, considering how hard we got hit the other night.

[BPLichorowiec]

Supposed to be hot in NY today, maybe up tp 90 degrees, so the track should dry pretty well before the 8th. Might even be moved up to good by post time.

[Betsy]

Randall, I couldn't agree with you more about California racing, but I think Melhor Ainda is way too good for these, even at less than 100%. I'm superstitious in racing, so I'd better quit with these types of comments, otherwise she is sure to lose.lol

I have to admit that I was worried about whether or not they'd run on the turf today, but the weather has really cleared up nicely. MA handles yielding turf fine (witness the Beverly D.) so that shouldn't be a problem. I'm going to be very nervous today.....