Secretariat
9. Black Bear Island 96
10. Giant Oak 94
1a. Driving Snow 92
4. Laureate Conductor 92
5. Oil Man 91
7. Take the Points 91
8. Reb 89
3. Proceed Bee 86
6. Quite a Handful 85
1. Cliffy's Future 80
2. Hoosier Kingdom 76
Black Bear Island, if he runs like his Dante win (at 10.5 furlongs), wins this. Giant Oak, if he doesn't regress again, runs well, and Driving Snow looks to be something special. Clement is always dangerous at this meet, so watch out for Laureate Conductor. Oil Man, Take the Points, and Reb are great bets to be in there for the exotics, but none seem to have a stronger punch than the previous four. Best bets: Black Bear Island and Laureate Conductor.
Beverly D
5. Mad About You 101
7. Dynaforce 100
1. Alnadana 99
2. Pure Clan 99
4. Black Mamba 98
8. Denomnation 96
3. Points of Grace 95
6. Tizaqueena 90
Really tough race. If the real Dynaforce shows up, she can dispose of Tizaqueena on the corner and open up on this field. Mad About You, if she returns to her form of last year, has the class to draw away from this field, and Pure Clan & Black Mamba will be coming, no matter what. The safest bets are Pure Clan and Mad About You.
Arlington Million
8. Cima de Triomphe 109
6. Gio Ponti 108
7. Gloria de Campeao 107
1. Einstein 105
4. Stotsfold 104
3. Just As Well 102
2. Presious Passion 101
5. Mr. Sidney 99
9. Recapture the Glory 90
Cima ran fourth to the top 3 turf horses in the world in his last race. Enough said. Gio Ponti is going to be there no matter what, but I think he may have peaked in his last race when winning easily at a distance that should have been slightly out of his range. Gloria de Campeao loves the left-handed course and distance, and will be sitting in the proverbial catbird seat. I love Pascal Bary, his trainer, and respect the hell out of his ability to ship winners over here. Einstein is always a good bet for in-the-money, but his numbers are a length or two too slow for the top three. Best Bets: Gio Ponti and Gloria de Campeao.
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