2017 Belmont Horses

Mineshaft, Horse of the Year in 2003, is a decent stamina sire, represented by horses such as 2010 Belmont runner-up Fly Down. Robby Albarado was J Boys Echo’s regular jockey through the early part of this year but missed the Derby due to injury. Jun 19, 2017 The 2017 Belmont Stakes was run on Saturday, June 20th at beautiful Belmont Park. This year was not a Triple Crown year and, in fact, neither the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming nor the 2017 Preakness Stakes winner Cloud Computing were entered in the $1.5 million mile and a half final Triple Crown “Test of 3 year old Champions.”. Jun 08, 2017 Horses in the US very rarely run this distance, so it’s a real test of stamina that could deliver a longshot winner. Let’s look at a few horses that might be able to spring the upset as well as the updated horse racing betting odds. Here’s A Closer Look At The 2017 Belmont Stakes Dark Horses And Longshots. Jun 04, 2017 2017 Belmont: Contenders, early odds TAPWRIT You can go through the poor start the Todd Pletcher-trained cold had in the Blue Grass Stakes and horrific trip he had in finishing sixth in the. Jun 07, 2017 It’s any horse’s day at the 2017 Belmont Stakes, as the winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes have bailed on the final leg of the Triple Crown. We’ve got all the details on the.

The 149th running of the Belmont Stakes will take place on June 10, 2017 at Belmont Park in Elmwood, New York. The race is the final leg of the Triple Crown and is limited to 16 starters who’ll race on Belmont’s dirt track for a distance of a mile and a half. In recent years, the Belmont has been the site of the biggest stories in racing. In 2014, California Chrome took a shot at becoming the 12^th Triple Crown winner in history but fell short in his quest. That set the stage for 2015 when American Pharoah sealed the deal and joined horse racing’s immortals as a Triple Crown winner.

The big story this year is likely who won’t be running in the race. Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and Preakness winner Cloud Computing are passing on the Belmont Stakes. The flip side of this situation is that it should be a wide open race which could mean a big payday with an underdog winner.

The contender field will be finalized on Wednesday, June 7. Once the field is finalized the post positions for the Belmont will be assigned and morning line odds set. Below is a rundown of likely entrants—check back often for updates:

–Conquest Mo Money: Didn’t run in the Kentucky Derby, finished 7^th in the Preakness. Had a decent Derby prep campaign with second place finishes in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby and Grade 2 Sunland Derby. Trained by Miguel Hernandez with jockey Jorge Carreno likely to be aboard. Most observers think that Conquest Mo Money could be a decent horse at a lower level of racing but is in over his head here.

–Epicharis: What do you say about a Japanese horse with two career races, neither of which were in the United States? He broke his maiden in February at the Hyacinth Stakes in Tokyo but looked solid in a second place run at the Grade 2 UAE Derby at Meydan Race Course in Dubai. Was under consideration for the Preakness but his connections ultimately passed. Very much a question mark that has a strong contingent of railbirds expressing enthusiasm. Depending on the price, might be worth using on exotics. Trained by Kiyoshi Hagiwara with jockey assignment unknown.

–Gormley: Ran out of gas in the Kentucky Derby at 1 ¼ mile but his connections used the weather and muddy track as a rationalization. Won the Santa Anita Derby from off the pace though far from a decisive win. Prevailed by ½ length turning in a mediocre 88 Beyer. Solid trainer in John Shirreffs and an excellent jockey in Victor Espinoza. Plenty of questions about the decision to run him here. With his stamina already in question hard to see the sense in running him at a longer distance.

–Irap: Won the Blue Grass Stakes in a mild upset. Unimpressive in the Sunland Derby. The ‘glass half full’ view was that he’d shown improvement every time out. The ‘glass half empty’ view is that he’s faced overmatched opponents his entire career. The latter might be the reality after he laid an egg in the Kentucky Derby finishing 18th. Trainer Doug O’Neill, jockey Mario Gutierrez. Same handicap as for the Kentucky Derby–hard to see him stepping up in competitive class successfully. This is particularly true at a longer distance.

–J Boys Echo: Had never finished lower than 4^th in his career until a 15^th in the Kentucky Derby. Weather and track conditions may have been a factor. This Dale Romans trained entry remains something of a question mark. Got a perfect pace in his first career win in the Grade 3 Gotham turning in a 102 Beyer in the process. Got a terrible pace in the Grade 2 Blue Grass finishing fourth against weak competition. Jockey Luis Saez.

–Lookin at Lee: A lot of ‘wise guys’ were big on Lookin at Lee heading into the Kentucky Derby and their support was validated with a 2^nd place finish at 20-1 odds. Followed that up with a 4^th place run in the Preakness. Trained by Steve Asmussen, jockey Corie Lanerie. This could be a perfect spot for him to win. The pace should be to his liking and everything suggests that he’ll handle the distance well.

–Meantime: Finished second in his stakes debut on this track in the Grade 3 Peter Pan back in May. Broke his maiden in his previous race, a Maiden Special Weight at Keeneland and finished 2^nd in his career debut. A lot to like about this horse who is a powerful speedster but the usual question remains—is he ready for this level of competition after 3 races? Bryan Lynch is the trainer, Jose Ortiz the likely jockey.

–Multiplier: This Brendan Walsh trained horse has a lot of fans despite a sixth place finish in the Preakness. Career mirrors so many in the modern three year old scene where connections favor racing lightly early in his career. Finished third in his career debut, a MSW at Fair Grounds before winning his first shot in a stakes race as the took the Grade 3 Illinois Derby. Joel Rosario is the jockey. So many horses enter this race not ready for the competitive class but Multiplier isn’t one of them. Should be a decent bet at significant odds.

–Patch: The one-eyed horse that became a media darling in the run-up to the Kentucky Derby where he finished 14^th. Second in the Louisiana Derby with a win in his career debut. He has talent but is very raw. He’s a media sensation as he only has one eye—the other eye was removed after an ulcer failed to heal properly. Got a bad draw and bad trip in the Derby and the likely pace in the Belmont should help him. Jockey Tyler Gaffalione for trainer Todd Pletcher.

–Senior Investment: Strong closing horse that finished third in the Preakness after a ho-hum three year old season up until that point. Won the Grade 3 Lexington at Keeneland but finished 6^th in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby two weeks earlier. Very strong closing fractions in the Preakness have given his supporters hope that this is a perfect spot for him. Needs a dry track to be successful. Trainer Ken McPeek with jockey Channing Hill.

–Tapwrit: Improving horse finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby after a fifth place run in the Blue Grass Stakes. Needs a good trip to be successful but hasn’t found it the last time out. Won the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby earlier this year, second in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis and a winner in the Pulpit Stakes. in the Blue Grass. He’s shown improvement every time out and has solid connections with trainer Todd Pletcher. Jose Ortiz was aboard in the Kentucky Derby but he might take the mount on Meantime here.

–Twisted Tom: Original plan was to run him in the May 29 Commentator Handicap at Belmont but his connections are pleased after two straight wins at Laurel to start his three year old career. That likely motivated the decision to take a shot at this race. Could be a horse that is capable of stepping up in class.

2017 Belmont Stakes Picks and Analysis

2017 Belmont Stakes-G1, Race 11, Belmont Park, June 10, 2017
3-Year-Olds, 1 1/2-miles, Dirt, Purse: $1.5 million

Belmont Stakes Picks

1. Gormley
2. Irish War Cry
3. Tapwrit
4. Senior Investment
5. Lookin At Lee

Belmont Stakes Analysis

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The 149th running of the historic Belmont Stakes has all kinds of questions marks. There are no deserving favourites because you just don’t know if the most talented horses will run their races. Truthfully, just about any horse in this year’s Belmont Stakes has a shot if the big names throw one of their clunkers, which they’ve done more than once this year. But we have to start somewhere, so we’ll go with class, heart and talent and hope for the best.

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If Irish War Cry can run 1 1/2-miles and feels like running, they likely can’t beat him. He’s got enough pedigree to get the distance and his trainer Graham Motion is certainly more than capable, but you just never what you’re going to get from this horse. His good race-bad race pattern started with a win in the Holy Bull Stakes-G2 followed by a total flop in the Fountain of Youth-G2. He then came back to run a monster in the Wood Memorial-G1, but followed that with another flop in the Kentucky Derby-G1 at 4-1. Despite what anyone says, Irish War Cry had no excuse in the Derby. He proved he could press and pounce in the Wood Memorial, yet in the Derby he pressed and went backwards when the running started.

If the pattern continues, the Belmont Stakes should represent a good race forthcoming for Irish War Cry. And the horses he’s facing in the Belmont aren’t as tough as some he’s faced in the past. He can go to the lead on pure class or press and pounce to the lead in the stretch. If he feels like running he’ll be tough, although not impossible to catch late.

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A much more intriguing horse for us is Gormley. After taking a courageous run at the talented Mastery and getting turned back on the turn in the San Felipe-G2, he came back to win the Santa Anita Derby at overlay odds of 6-1. The horse he out-gutted in that race was Battle of Midway, who came back to run a game third in the Kentucky Derby, while Gormley himself staggered home ninth beaten 14 1/2-lengths after a wide trip from post 18. He’s a better horse than that. He has enough heart to beat Irish War Cry on his best day and his pedigree is loaded with both class and stamina. Triple Crown winning jockey Victor Espinoza will be aboard and if he has the horse he’ll make them all work harder than they want to.

After our top two horses, the waters get a little murkier and the angles become weaker. They might not have to be that strong however, considering the weaknesses in the top two horses. Tapwrit is a pedigree and trip play after two troubled adventures in the Blue Grass-G1 and Kentucky Derby. It’s tough to get a bad trip on “Big Sandy” and he could sail around there on Saturday. His class is a little questionable, but so is everyone else’s in here.

Twisted Tom and Patch get top New York jockeys Castellano and Velazquez for star trainers Chad Brown and Todd Pletcher respectively, and while both seem a little too slow on numbers, the distance of the Belmont and their connections could have them running a big race.

The two wise guy horses with improving number are Senior Investment and Multiplier, third and fifth in the Preakness-G1 respectively. Senior Investment finished well in the Preakness at 31-1 and trainer Kenneth McPeek won the Belmont in 2002 with 70-1 shot Sarava. Multiplier had to wait for room late in the Preakness at 19-1 and will now get blinkers on.

Neither Senior Investment nor Multiplier really has the pedigree to go 1 1/2-miles, but I guess that depends on how fast you run. If the top two don’t fire they probably have just as good a shot as any and no one could fault you for playing an exactor box on them that would pay boxcars in a wide open race.

We’ll take Gormley over Irish War Cry and box those two in our Belmont Exactas. We’ll also key both horses in multiple spots in our Belmont Superfectas and Trifectas, and take Gormley up and down with all in some of our smaller exactas. We’ll also bet Gormley to Win and Place.

Because we’re a sucker for heart!

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