Race 6: Crackspeed (#3)

• Was far too keen in the early stages last time, running off on the lead through fast fractions.
• Should appreciate the slight cutback in distance to 10 furlongs.
• The Pace Projector is predicting that he will be the controlling speed again, and front-runners have become very dangerous on the Belmont turf.

9-2 on ML

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Race 8: Oleksandra (#7)

• Overcame a very slow pace (all blue color-coded pace figures) last time, going from last-to-first in the stretch.
• According to Trakus, she came home her final quarter mile in a remarkable 21.41 seconds.
• Neil Drysdale has done well with the limited runners he’s sent to New York, and this ambitious placing is a good sign.

6-1 on ML