Belmont Probables As Of Now
May 18, 2015 0:03:39 GMT -5
Post by Jon on May 18, 2015 0:03:39 GMT -5
Am P, Tale of Verve, Mubtaahij, Carpe Diem, Madefromlucky, Materiality, Frammento, Keen Ice, Conquest Curlinate, maybe Frosted
Not going: Dortmund, Firing Line, Danzig Moon
No word: Mr Z, Divining Rod, Bodhisattva
American Pharoah Romps in Preakness Stakes
By Tom LaMarra
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/92033/american-pharoah-romps-in-preakness-stakes
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Pletcher Has Trio Likely for Belmont Bid
Bloodhores
Todd Pletcher looks likely to send out three runners in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 6.
The trainer's probables are sixth and 10th-place finishers from the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Materiality and Carpe Diem, and Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) victor Madefromlucky.
Materiality endured a trouble-filled trip in the Derby. The son of Belmont Stakes winner Afleet Alex was bumped coming out of the starting gate and was unable to assume his customary position on or near the early lead. From there, things only got worse.
Passing the stands for the first time, Materiality was bombarded with kickback from a crush of horses looking to get inside position going into the first turn. Around the far turn, the bay colt was shuffled back, nearly to last, but came with a strong run a few paths from the rail to finish sixth.
Pletcher considered entering Materiality in the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 16, but elected to wait for the Belmont instead. On Saturday, the Besilu Stables Florida Derby (gr. I) winner worked for the first time since the Kentucky Derby, breezing four furlongs in :49.03 over the Belmont main track. The time ranked fifth of 24 moves at the distance.
"With those kinds of decisions, you just never know, but with the downpour and everything (at the Preakness), I was happy we were safely at home and got a good work into him," Pletcher said. "He went well, :49 with a good gallop out. We were very happy with it."
According to Pletcher, Carpe Diem, who finished 11 lengths behind American Pharoah as the 7-1 third choice in the Derby, and Madefromlucky, who upset his stablemate Two Weeks Off in the Peter Pan, are scheduled to breeze on either May 22 or May 23.
Others likely for the Belmont include Tale of Verve, who finished second, beaten seven lengths by American Pharoah in the Preakness; Keen Ice, seventh in the Derby; Mubtaahij, eighth in the Derby; and C, 11th in the Derby. The fourth-place finisher from the Derby, Frosted, is still under consideration for the race, as well.
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Mubtaahij Earns Bullet in Belmont Breeze
Bloodhorse
Belmont Stakes (gr. I) hopeful Mubtaahij took to Belmont Park's inner turf course along with stablemate Umgiyo and posted a bullet five-furlong breeze May 17.
Clockers caught Mubtaahij in 1:01.11, while Umgiyo earned an official time of 1:01.15, the second-fastest of 22 works at the distance.
Mubtaahij, the United Arab Emirates Derby (UAE-II) winner, arrived at Belmont May 15 from Churchill Downs in good order, following his eighth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
"He's a good traveler," reported trainer Mike de Kock's assistant, Trevor Brown, adding that the son of Dubawi has continued to keep weight on since the Derby.
Brown was satisfied with the pair's first work over the Belmont inner turf.
"Umgiyo is a proper turf horse and, of course, Mubtaahij is a dirt horse, so I was quite happy with the gallop," Brown said. "I was pleased with both of them."
Turf workouts are a common training regimen for the de Kock barn, even for dirt specialists such as Mubtaahij, according to Brown.
"Doesn't matter if they're turf, poly, or all-weather (horses), we'll gallop them on the turf," Brown said. "We just get a little more out of them galloping on the turf, as opposed to working on the dirt. On the dirt, they can come out a little stiff. As for the turf, it's kinder on their legs."
Umgiyo, most recently ninth in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) at Churchill on the Kentucky Derby undercard, has been named to the $1 million Knob Creek Manhattan (gr. IT) on Belmont Stakes Day, as well as the $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational June 5.
"Umgiyo is named to both," Brown said. "So we'll see how strong (the Manhattan field) is. We just want to get his confidence back."
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Tale of Verve to Belmont, 'Moon' to Canada
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/92054/tale-of-verve-to-belmont-moon-to-canada
Not going: Dortmund, Firing Line, Danzig Moon
No word: Mr Z, Divining Rod, Bodhisattva
American Pharoah Romps in Preakness Stakes
By Tom LaMarra
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/92033/american-pharoah-romps-in-preakness-stakes
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Pletcher Has Trio Likely for Belmont Bid
Bloodhores
Todd Pletcher looks likely to send out three runners in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 6.
The trainer's probables are sixth and 10th-place finishers from the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Materiality and Carpe Diem, and Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) victor Madefromlucky.
Materiality endured a trouble-filled trip in the Derby. The son of Belmont Stakes winner Afleet Alex was bumped coming out of the starting gate and was unable to assume his customary position on or near the early lead. From there, things only got worse.
Passing the stands for the first time, Materiality was bombarded with kickback from a crush of horses looking to get inside position going into the first turn. Around the far turn, the bay colt was shuffled back, nearly to last, but came with a strong run a few paths from the rail to finish sixth.
Pletcher considered entering Materiality in the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) May 16, but elected to wait for the Belmont instead. On Saturday, the Besilu Stables Florida Derby (gr. I) winner worked for the first time since the Kentucky Derby, breezing four furlongs in :49.03 over the Belmont main track. The time ranked fifth of 24 moves at the distance.
"With those kinds of decisions, you just never know, but with the downpour and everything (at the Preakness), I was happy we were safely at home and got a good work into him," Pletcher said. "He went well, :49 with a good gallop out. We were very happy with it."
According to Pletcher, Carpe Diem, who finished 11 lengths behind American Pharoah as the 7-1 third choice in the Derby, and Madefromlucky, who upset his stablemate Two Weeks Off in the Peter Pan, are scheduled to breeze on either May 22 or May 23.
Others likely for the Belmont include Tale of Verve, who finished second, beaten seven lengths by American Pharoah in the Preakness; Keen Ice, seventh in the Derby; Mubtaahij, eighth in the Derby; and C, 11th in the Derby. The fourth-place finisher from the Derby, Frosted, is still under consideration for the race, as well.
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Mubtaahij Earns Bullet in Belmont Breeze
Bloodhorse
Belmont Stakes (gr. I) hopeful Mubtaahij took to Belmont Park's inner turf course along with stablemate Umgiyo and posted a bullet five-furlong breeze May 17.
Clockers caught Mubtaahij in 1:01.11, while Umgiyo earned an official time of 1:01.15, the second-fastest of 22 works at the distance.
Mubtaahij, the United Arab Emirates Derby (UAE-II) winner, arrived at Belmont May 15 from Churchill Downs in good order, following his eighth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
"He's a good traveler," reported trainer Mike de Kock's assistant, Trevor Brown, adding that the son of Dubawi has continued to keep weight on since the Derby.
Brown was satisfied with the pair's first work over the Belmont inner turf.
"Umgiyo is a proper turf horse and, of course, Mubtaahij is a dirt horse, so I was quite happy with the gallop," Brown said. "I was pleased with both of them."
Turf workouts are a common training regimen for the de Kock barn, even for dirt specialists such as Mubtaahij, according to Brown.
"Doesn't matter if they're turf, poly, or all-weather (horses), we'll gallop them on the turf," Brown said. "We just get a little more out of them galloping on the turf, as opposed to working on the dirt. On the dirt, they can come out a little stiff. As for the turf, it's kinder on their legs."
Umgiyo, most recently ninth in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) at Churchill on the Kentucky Derby undercard, has been named to the $1 million Knob Creek Manhattan (gr. IT) on Belmont Stakes Day, as well as the $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational June 5.
"Umgiyo is named to both," Brown said. "So we'll see how strong (the Manhattan field) is. We just want to get his confidence back."
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Tale of Verve to Belmont, 'Moon' to Canada
www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/92054/tale-of-verve-to-belmont-moon-to-canada
