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BELMONT PARK Race #8 (THE BELMONT OAKS INVITATIONAL (G1))

July 8, 2017
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Premium Pick

Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #8 (NEW MONEY HONEY) (4-1) - Lightly-raced daughter of 'Medaglia d'Oro' was last year's 2-year-old filly grass champion. Competitive in four of five, her only sub par effort came at Keeneland where she raced evenly in her seasonal debut April 13. She followed that up with a sharp score here at this distance in a G3 stakes June 8 making her two-for-two on the local turf. She gets a slight edge.

2nd pick: #12 (Sistercharlie) (7-2) - Another from trainer Chad Brown, Irish bred ships from France where she was beaten a length in the rich and prestigious Prix Diane (Group 1) at Chantilly June 18. Sharp in all five career starts, I would have made her the top choice if not for her outside post (12th of 12).

3rd pick: #5 (Key To My Heart) (8-1) - Daughter of international stallion 'Galileo' has been busy and is making her 11th start since debuting at the Curragh in her native Ireland a year ago. Lasix is added by the world famous Aidan O'Brien and this filly has one advantage as she's been involved in many large fields (18 last out) when she won at this distance June 28 at Nass in Ireland.

4th pick: #7 (Uni) (6-1) - The third member of the Chad Brown trio is lightly-raced and English bred has been sharp on five of her six starts in France. She defeated a small field facing males May 11 and has some impressive works showing for her No. American debut.

5th pick: #4 (Grizzel) (20-1) - The field's busiest filly, she ships from Woodbine off a pair of back-to-back stakes wins there on the all weather surface. An allowance type filly racing in England, Iris bred has improved overall since she was able to race with lasix. Late threat at a big price.

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