The Turk is starting to salivate. Starting Friday, Race Fans are blessed with no less then 8 graded stakes matches at Belmont Park to hunt for glory with.
Get your red flair pens ready. This is one of racing's great weekends. The Turk would have loved going to Belmont to be a part of this, but Mrs. Turk, Little Turk and I will be venturing to Chicago for the Arlington Millions in July and we hope to catch Mine That Bird in Saratoga later this summer. To all my fellow bloggers and the race fans who write to me, I hope you have a great time and decent weather.
On Friday June 5th
BELMONT
Brooklyn Stakes. (Grade 2)
$200,000; 3 Year Olds and Up
1 1/2 Miles
BELMONT
Hill Prince Stakes. (Grade 3)
$100,000; 3 Year Olds
1 Mile (Turf)
And Saturday June 6th
BELMONT
Belmont Stakes. (Grade 1)
$1,000,000; 3 Year Olds
1 1/2 Miles
BELMONT
Woodford Reserve Manhattan Stakes. (Grade 1)
$400,000; 3 Year Olds and Up
1 1/4 Miles (Turf)
BELMONT
Just a Game Stakes. Presented by Fly Emirates (Grade 1)
$400,000; 3 Year Olds and Up
1 Mile (Turf)
BELMONT
Acorn Stakes. (Grade 1)
$250,000; 3 Year Olds
1 Mile
BELMONT
Woody Stephens Stakes. (Grade 2)
$250,000; 3 Year Olds
7 Furlongs
BELMONT
True North Stakes. (Grade 2)
$250,000; 3 Year Olds and Up
6 Furlongs
2 comments:
Turk,
I am right there with you! Already watched replays for the contenders of the Friday races.
Too bad RACHEL won't spice up the Belmont to get more national attention...for enthusiasts like us, this will be a very enjoyable weekend!
There's also Saturday graded stakes at CD (G.3 Early Times Mint Julep), Hol (G.1 Charles Whittingham and G.3 Ack Ack), WO (G.3 Eclipse).
Then there's Sunday's light schedule with the Woodbine Oaks ($500k), the G.2 Hollywood Oaks, and the G.3 Eatontown from Mth.
Get your 'cappin' on early. I wanna know what you're thinking.
Turk,
Did you catch that a 2y.o. 1/2 sister to TURK is going in the 8th at CD?
She's by ROCK HARD TEN and represents her sire's first starter.
Think she's worth a few bucks at 12-1?
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