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Jun 3, 2015 12:33:37 GMT -5
Post by cait on Jun 3, 2015 12:33:37 GMT -5
American Pharoah Draws Post 5 for Belmont
By Jeremy Balan
Bloodhorse
Zayat Stables' Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah drew post 5 for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I) to be run June 6 at Belmont Park, and was installed as the 3-5 morning-line favorite during a June 3 ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York.
The 3-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile will be ridden again by Victor Espinoza for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and will face rested Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) opponents Frosted, Materiality, Mubtaahij, Keen Ice, and Frammento—who all sat out the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I)—as well as Preakness runner-up Tale of Verve and Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) victor Madefromlucky. Post 5 is the same slot Seattle Slew left from for his 1977 Belmont run.
Charles Fipke's Tale of Verve drew post 2 with Hall of Famer Gary Stevens aboard for trainer Dallas Stewart and was assigned 15-1 odds on the morning line. Godolphin's Frosted, fourth in the Derby, will break from post 6 with Joel Rosario in the irons and is second choice on the morning line, at 5-1. Alto Racing's Materiality (6-1), a troubled sixth in the Derby, and jockey John Velazquez will stand in post 8 with fellow Todd Pletcher trainee Madefromlucky (12-1) five spots to his left in post 3 with Javier Castellano.
Keen Ice (20-1), a head behind Materiality in the Kentucky Derby, drew post 7 with Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard for trainer Dale Romans.
Frammento (30-1), who finished 11th in the Derby and drew post 4 with jockey Mike Smith, will try to be the third Triple Crown spoiler for trainer Nick Zito.
Eighth-place Derby finisher Mubtaahij (10-1), with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. assigned to ride for the first time, will be assigned to the rail for trainer Mike de Kock.
Belmont Stakes (gr. I) $1,500,000 Guaranteed
Post Horse Trainer Jockey Odds
1 Mubtaahij Michael de Kock Irad Ortiz, Jr. 10-1
2 Tale of Verve Dallas Stewart Gary Stevens 15-1
3 Madefromlucky Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 12-1
4 Frammento Nick Zito Mike Smith 30-1
5 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 3-5
6 Frosted Kiaran McLaughlin Joel Rosario 5-1
7 Keen Ice Dale Romans Kent Desormeaux 20-1
8 Materiality Todd Pletcher John Velasquez 6-1
By Jeremy Balan
Bloodhorse
Zayat Stables' Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah drew post 5 for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I) to be run June 6 at Belmont Park, and was installed as the 3-5 morning-line favorite during a June 3 ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York.
The 3-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile will be ridden again by Victor Espinoza for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and will face rested Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) opponents Frosted, Materiality, Mubtaahij, Keen Ice, and Frammento—who all sat out the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I)—as well as Preakness runner-up Tale of Verve and Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) victor Madefromlucky. Post 5 is the same slot Seattle Slew left from for his 1977 Belmont run.
Charles Fipke's Tale of Verve drew post 2 with Hall of Famer Gary Stevens aboard for trainer Dallas Stewart and was assigned 15-1 odds on the morning line. Godolphin's Frosted, fourth in the Derby, will break from post 6 with Joel Rosario in the irons and is second choice on the morning line, at 5-1. Alto Racing's Materiality (6-1), a troubled sixth in the Derby, and jockey John Velazquez will stand in post 8 with fellow Todd Pletcher trainee Madefromlucky (12-1) five spots to his left in post 3 with Javier Castellano.
Keen Ice (20-1), a head behind Materiality in the Kentucky Derby, drew post 7 with Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard for trainer Dale Romans.
Frammento (30-1), who finished 11th in the Derby and drew post 4 with jockey Mike Smith, will try to be the third Triple Crown spoiler for trainer Nick Zito.
Eighth-place Derby finisher Mubtaahij (10-1), with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. assigned to ride for the first time, will be assigned to the rail for trainer Mike de Kock.
Belmont Stakes (gr. I) $1,500,000 Guaranteed
Post Horse Trainer Jockey Odds
1 Mubtaahij Michael de Kock Irad Ortiz, Jr. 10-1
2 Tale of Verve Dallas Stewart Gary Stevens 15-1
3 Madefromlucky Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 12-1
4 Frammento Nick Zito Mike Smith 30-1
5 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 3-5
6 Frosted Kiaran McLaughlin Joel Rosario 5-1
7 Keen Ice Dale Romans Kent Desormeaux 20-1
8 Materiality Todd Pletcher John Velasquez 6-1
