Odds and picks for Stars and Stripes Racing Festival at Belmont Park
Saturday’s 11-race card at Belmont Park, dubbed the Stars and Stripes Racing Festival, includes five graded stakes events, highlighted by a pair of Grade 1s, the Belmont Derby Invitational and Belmont Oaks Invitational.
The 750,000 Belmont Oaks is restricted to three-year-old fillies and will be run in a distance of 1 1/4 miles on the inner turf program. The race is the first jewel in the newly created”Turf Tiara”, with the series continuing with all the Saratoga Oaks and finish with the Jockey Club Oaks.
The $1 million Belmont Derby are also run at 1 1/4 miles on the grass and kicks off a new show, the”Turf Trinity,” which comprises the inaugural Saratoga Derby and ends with the Jockey Club Derby in September.
Let us take a closer look at those Grade 1 races.
The Belmont Oaks odds, analysis and picks Concrete Rose is recorded because the 3/1 second choice in the morning line, but she’s two-for-two this year, both successes impressive Grade 3 scores, such as beating Newspaperofrecord in May at Churchill Downs. This filly has lost just once in her profession and might be hard to down now.
Newspaperofrecord will be receiving lots of attention as the 5/2 favored but hasn’t managed to carry her speed in two outings this year, finishing second twice. However, the Chad Brown trainee was a big turf star in 2018, also if this woman may throttle down her speed a notch and relax, she will have the ability to receive clear from the lane and hang on. The 10-furlong distance is an issue, but she’ll figure it out now.
Olendon (9/2) is a European celebrity who was beaten by only a span at this space in her last outing.
Coral Beach (15/1) is a intriguing horse, as she only has two wins from 16 starts but ran a credible fourth in her most recent outing at a field of 27 horses at Ascot. This girl looks like a live longshot Saturday off this attempt.
The field is rounded out by undefeated Cafe Americano (12/1), Ascot shipper Just Beautiful (10/1), Japan invader Jodie (12/1), Dyna Passer (30/1) and Cambier Parc (8/1), that conquered Newspaperofrecord from the Wonder Again Stakes.
The Belmont Derby will be conducted as seventh race on the 11-race card with post time set at 3:30 pm. CT (NBC).
Selections:
No. 2 NEWSPAPEROFRECORD, 5/2 odds: Puts it all together today No. 3 CORAL BEACH, 15/1: Conquer 23 horses in her final race
No. 4 CONCRETE ROSE, 3/1: Must be tough here
No. 9 CAMBIER PARC, 4/1: Conquer the top pick on this track
The Belmont Derby odds, analysis and selections Digital Age (9/2) and Demarchelier (6/1) both check into this race with perfect three-for-three records. They’re also both educated by Chad Brown, with a total of four horses entered in the Belmont Derby, and either is capable of winning this race.
Seismic Wave (5/1) comes to the Belmont Derby off a solid finish in the Pennine Ridge Stakes at Belmont on June 1, where he just missed by a neck. The son of Tapit should love this distance and can produce a nice turn of foot at the lane if in the mood.
Cape of Good Hope (10/1) was seen at Royal Ascot finishing 10th at the same 1 1/4-mile space. He’s far better than that previous race suggests, and an afternoon at Belmont might just be what this Irish-bred should awaken.
Rockemperor (8/1) ships to New York after running all seven career races at France. He finished sixth of 15 horses in the Prix de Jockey Club and today finds himself at the capable hands of Brown.
Master Fencer (12/1) may find this race somewhat simpler and more to his liking than the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. We could probably assume he will be flying late and come up somewhat short, however he might be nearer now.
Those are the best contenders as I see it in this race.
The area will be performed by Social Paranoia (8/1), Moon Colony (12/1), Henley’s Joy (12/1), Spinoff (15/1), Plus Que Parfait (15/1), Standard Deviation (15/1), English Bee (30/1) and Blenheim Palace (30/1), with He is No Lemon, (30/1) on the also-eligible listing, hoping to get a defection.
The Belmont Derby will be run as the ninth race with a post time of 4:44 pm. CT (NBC).
Selections:
No. 3 SEISMIC WAVE 5/1: Powerful stretch movement in final makes him tough now No. 9 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 10/1: Can wake up at Belmont
No. 13 DIGITAL AGE 9/2: Colt is a perfect 3/3 and should make some noise
No. 7 MASTER FENCER 12/1: Should be a bit nearer today No. 14 ROCKEMPEROR 8/1: Much better than his final race indicates
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