belmont and tampa

  • Saturday, June 7, 2025

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Las Vegas - Kind of an unusual first name but the arm is really solid. Tampa's Taj Bradley is just 4-5 at the moment, but in the what have you done for me lately category, the results have been superb. Bradley's last two starts, against the Twins and Astros, were money. Taj pitched a total of 14 innings, allowed only 2 earned runs and posted 16 Ks. And the Rays have been heating up, bigly, winning 13 of the last 16 (81%). Even more impressive, they've also won 11 of the last 12 (92%) in their temporary home at Steinbrenner Field, so my wallet is wide open for the Bay.

Now my main horse guy, my only horse guy, Martin Calia, will guide you to the window to cash a few tickets at Saratoga...the floor is all yours Marty...

For the second year in a row the Belmont Stakes will be run at a mile and a quarter at Saratoga Race Course. The track is sloppy and sealed and several races have been cancelled (9 and 12) on the turf and will be run tomorrow. The weather has caused a slew of scratches in each race and several races scheduled for the turf have been moved to the main track.

Here are a few spot plays in the races leading up to the Belmont Stakes.

Race 6- In a three horse field due to scratches the pick is #2 May Day Ready.

Race 7- Nakatomi- Wesley Ward trainee loves the track and the mud.

Race 8- Fierceness- coming off a track record performance at Churchill Downs.

Race 11- Citizen Bull- Baffert cuts Bull back to seven furlongs after Kentucky Derby loss.

Race 13- Belmont Stakes...

The race features the top three finishers from the Kentucky Derby, winner Sovereignty, Journalism and Baeza. The track was muddy on derby day and although Journalism finished second he had the jump on Sovereignty only to get passed in the stretch. Jockey Rispoli said Journalism really didn’t like the Churchill Downs slop. The track today is sloppy and sealed. Different track different results today. We watched undefeated filly Good Cheer lose yesterday and have trouble in the Saratoga slop trying to close from off the pace. Journalism will be sitting a bit closer than Sovereignty and turn the tables today.
The bet $100 win on #7 Journalism and $20 exactas 7 over the 2-3-6.

Good luck!

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