Belmont Park Saturday Matinee -- 10 Boys Without Maid

wangkw · Postby **wangkw** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:49 am

Odds 3 Jun 2009

Favorite by default. Birdstone Colt. Foaled May 10, 2006. The Youngest.
Mine That Bird 5/6. 10 starts 5-2-0. At 2 won G3 in Can . At 3 won G1 KD, 2nd G1 Preakness.

Well Supported In KD. Lightly Raced. Still a menacing outsider. Foaled Jan 23, 2006. The Oldest.
Dunkirk 7/2. 4 starts 2-1-0. At 3 2nd in Florida Derby, 11th in KD. Skipped Preakness.

Sat Out The 1st Two. Lightly Raced. Fresh and Dangerous. Good record. Foaled Mar 19, 2006
Charitable Man 3/1. 4 starts 3-0-0. At 2 won 1 G2. At 3 won 1 G2

Well Supported In KD. Cant Take The Heat. Foaled Feb 6, 2006
Chocolate Candy 14/1. 10 starts 4-2-1. At 2 3rd G1. At 3 won 1 G3, 2nd G1 SA Derby, beaten 13 l 5th in KD. Skipped Preakness.

Long Shot. Birdstone Colt. Lightly Raced. Upset Story ? Foaled Apr 7, 2006
Summer Bird 16/1. 4 starts 1-0-1. At 3 3rd G2 Akansa Derby, beaten 13 l 6th in KD. Skipped Preakness.

Undaunted Player. Foaled Mar 7, 2006
Flying Private 20/1. 12 satrts 1-4-0. At 3 2nd G2. 19/19 in Derby, beaten 4 l 4th in Preakness

Sire Is Tiznow !!! Foaled Feb 27, 2006
Mr. Hot Stuff 22/1. 8 starts 1-0-3. At 3 3rd G1 SA Derby, 3rd G3 Sham S, 15th in KD. Skipped Preakness.

Fresh. Ist appearance in TC. Foaled Feb 14, 2006.
Brave Victory 30/1. 9 starts 2-2-1. At 3 3rd G2.

Sire Is HOY Mineshaft. Ist appearance in TC. Foaled Feb 1, 2006
Miners Escape 30/1. 7 starts 2-0-0.

Long Shot. Foaled Feb 12, 2006
Luv Gov 50/1. 11 starts 1-3-1. 8th in Preakness. Skipped KD.

wangkw · Postby **wangkw** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:59 am

Of the 10 entrants :

3 have a belmont s winner father
2 have a belmont s winner maternal grandfather
2 have a hoy father
Balance 3 not in any above

No horses fall in two category.

wangkw · Postby **wangkw** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:51 am

3 of the 10 horses are lightly raced..one of them is Charitable Man. I think it will become the next popular in the waggering booth
after MTB...both CC and Dunkirk have the eligibility to claim if they have a little luck.

My eerie feeling is that this year's Belmont S will produce another surprise winner..

Lisann · Postby **Lisann** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:05 am

I don't think Charitable Man is fit enough for 12f. He tired in his first race back, then won a 9f race. Seems like it may be not enough to have him ready for 12f.

I like MTB.

Vicbrenan · Postby **Vicbrenan** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:24 am

MTB will win and everyone is going to have their feathers in a ruffle because of the preakness... well they are already ruffled... but people will be even more pissed when he wins 2 of the 3 races.

Vindicated · Postby **Vindicated** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:45 am

I have a soft spot for Mind that Bird. I was the only one at that year's Belmont party rooting for Birdstone-and getting glared at for it. To be honest, I just did'nt want a Triple Crown winner named Smarty Jones.

I truly hope that the little Bird wins, but I will be satisfied with a good showing. As for not winning the Preakness-not to be sexist, but did we really want a gelding to win the triple crown?

wangkw · Postby **wangkw** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:52 am

If we could reverse the clock and got RA shut out of The P so that MTB was the profoma winner..and make a yet bigger
assumption of MTB taking belmont..then what are we left ? The least respected TC of all times, or thereabout ?

He is good..but not good enough..I trust Calvin Borel insights in the P.

:lol:

Vicbrenan · Postby **Vicbrenan** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:15 pm

I think he is very good...

I like RA better, but I think she will do better next year.

Toccet02 · Postby **Toccet02** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:21 am

I'd love to see MTB do it . . .and then I'd love to see him get a 3 month vacation somewhere nice and cool.

wangkw · Postby **wangkw** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:01 am

The odds of Miner's Escape, Mineshaft sired colt, has been halved for tomorrow 141st edition of the 12f Belmont S.

wangkw · Postby **wangkw** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:20 pm

Chocolate Candy under jockey Garrett Gomez with morning line odds of 10-1
Dunkirk under jockey John Velazquez, 4-1
Mr. Hot Stuff under jockey Edgar Prado, 15-1
Summer Bird under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 12-1
Luv Gov under jockey Miguel Mena, 20-1
Charitable Man under jockey Alan Garcia, 3-1
Mine That Bird under jockey Calvin Borel, 2-1
Flying Private under jockey Julien Leparoux, 12-1
Miner’s Escape under jockey Jose Lezcano, 15-1
Brave Victory under jockey Rajiv Maragh, 15-1

CM is closer to MTB....Dunkirk drifts to 3rd from 2nd...Miner's Escape odds halved..Luv Gov is worst at 20-1 (was 50-1?)

wangkw · Postby **wangkw** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:50 am

All eyes on The Run For The Carnations at ET 6.27 pm ? Hope I can wake up to catch a glimpse of some action even if it is dealyed.

But any idea can we watch it live on the internet ?