Saturday, October 3, 2009

A Super Saturday at Belmont Park

Belmont Park

A card that features 5 Grade 1 prep races for the Breeders' Cup is on tap today for Super Saturday at Belmont Park.

The $600,000 Grade 1 Beldame for fillies and mares three year olds and upward at 1 1/8 miles over the main track leads off the Grade 1 races today. A field of only five horses will contest the Beldame.

Horses To Watch for the Beldame

Music Note - Post 2 - M/L 2/5 - Maragh / bin Suroor
Pletcher Entry - Captain's Lover - Post 1 - M/L 2/1 - Johnny V.
Pletcher Entry - Unbridled Belle - Post 1A - M/L 2/1 - Dominguez

The $400,000 Grade 1 Vosburgh for three year olds at 6 furlongs over the main track also has a small field of just 5 horses.

Horses To Watch for the Vosburgh

Fabulous Strike - Post 5 - M/L Even - Dominguez / Beattie
Go Go Shoot - Post 1 - M/L 6/1 - Maragh / Levine
Kodiak Cowboy - Post 4 - M/L 3/1 - Bridgmohan / Asmussen

The $600,000 Gradw 1 Flower Bowl Invitational for fillies & mares three years old and upward at 1 1/4 miles over the Inner Turf Course with a field of eight is next.

Horses To Watch for the Flower Bowl

Moneycantbuymelove - Post 7 - M/L 4/1 - Spencer / Bell
Carribean Sunset - Post 1 - M/L 5/2 - Dominguez / Clement
Dynaforce - Post 4 - M/L 7/2 - Desormeaux / Mott
Pure Clan - Post 3 - M/L 3/1 - Leparoux / Motion

The $600,000 Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic for three year olds and upward at 1 1/2 miles over the Widener Turf Course features a field of 9.

Gio Ponte - Post 1 - M/L 6/5 - Dominguez / Clement
Grand Couturier - Post 8 - M/L 5/2 - Garcia / Ribaudo
Presious Passion - Post 7 - M/L 6/1 - Trujillo / Hartman
Winchester - Post 1A - M/L 6/5 - Unknown / Clement

The $750,000 Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup for three year olds and upward at 1 1/4 miles over the main track is the Super Saturday feature. A field of seven will contest the race.

Horses To Watch for the Jockey Club Gold Cup

Quality Road - Post 7 - M/L 5/2 - Johnny V / Pletcher
Summer Bird - Post 3 - M/L 2/1 - Desormeaux / Ice
Macho Again - Post 2 - M/L 7/2 - Alberado / Stewart
Asiatic Boy - Post 5 - M/L 8/1 - Garcia / McLaughlin