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BELMONT PARK Race #5

June 9, 2019
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Premium Pick

Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #8 (THE SINNER IS YOU) (4-1) - He enters off a pair of even efforts here going six furlongs on the grass. Wide in each, trainer Jeremiah Englehart drops him into a claimer (a 32% angle from the barn), stretches him out a furlong, and this son of 'Into Mischief' meets a weak field. I give him a slight edge.

2nd pick: #9 (The Grand Canal) (2-1) - The morning line and probable favorite, he's shortening up in distance following a pace-setting 3rd place finish here at this level going 8.5 furlongs May 18. It was his second back following an eight-month layoff, his first on the grass, and Jose Ortiz replaces apprentice Hernandez. A win candidate.

3rd pick: #2 (Game Break) (6-1) - This colt set the pace before tiring badly when debuting in the same May 18 race that saw 'The Grand Canal' finish 3rd. Well backed that day, he runs off a private trainer change to Mike Maker, and his early speed makes him dangerous.

4th pick: #5 (Magnesite) (7-2) - Home bred has finished 3rd in both grass attempts, both at this level and distance. The colt stretches out a furlong, and trainer Dave Donk has Irad Ortiz, Jr. aboard for the first time.

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