Belmont: Thursday 10/22 Plays R8 - Pete's Picks
Thursday action with Eight races scheduled at Belmont Park. I will be condensing my plays down to just the numbers and attacking the early double starting in R2 (Races 1 & 2) and a spot pick 3 (Races 3-5). Big Pete will attack his "Play of the Day" and the late pick 3 (Races 6-8). We appreciate you taking a look at this write-up and GOOD LUCK.
Little Pete's $ 10.00 Early Double:
R1: 5
R2: 2, 4 Cost: $ 20.00
R3: 3, 5, 7
R4: 7
R5: 5, 8, 9 Cost: $ 9.00
Big Pete's $ 1.00 Late Pick 3:
R6: 3, 4, 9, 11
R7: 1, 3, 7
R8: 4, 5, 7, 9 Cost: $ 36.00
Big Pete's "Play of the Day":
Race 3:
The move back to turf for (3) ABOUT FACE is the winning move IMO. His best race came on that surface and they cut him back to this one turn 7F distance. He stalks and comes running late.
I’ll use (1) Sherlock's Jewel and (7) Versus underneath for the exacta.
$ 10.00 Exacta 3 w/ 5, 7 Cost $ 20.00
We’ll also use (3) About Face in R3 and try to cash in on a Daily Double.
(7) Emerald Ember in the 4th.
$ 7.00 Daily Double 3 w/ 7 Cost $ 7.00
Big Pete's Late Pick 3:
Race 6:
(3) MAJESTIC MOONLIGHT and (4) PORTIXOL exit the same race together where they faced MSW company. Both will attract attention because of that with this drop and their connections. I'll include both, but look for some prices on the outside. (11) BATTLE WINNER did okay last time against slightly better. She gets a big rider switch. The one I landed on is (9) JUST TELL ANNE. She just missed twice at this level and now picks up Manny moving back down where she belongs. She was right with the favorite back in July at the Spa, and Franco can make up that difference by just getting aboard. The 12:1 ML is too much to pass on.
$ 7.00 WPS 9 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Ex 9, 11 w/ 3, 4, 9, 11 Cost $ 18.00
Race 7:
(1) EXPENSIVE CUT has speed and draws the rail. They should hussle away and set the tone. (3) JACKSON HEIGHTS is the only one I trust getting this far. He struggles a little but he's been doing it against better competition. The move to Manny is key. The savor will be (7) SCREAMING UNCLE. He too has trouble getting this far at times but he found a field that can carry him farther. Carmouche takes over.
$ 7.00 WPS 1 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Ex Box 1, 3, 7 Cost $ 18.00
Race 8:
(5) EXONERATE will be heavily backed as Cox and Manny team up on this Justify. He ships in with some of the highest speed figures and has been facing better. The only question is the drop? Not this barn's best move. We'll have to try and beat him with either (9) LIGHT CAVE or (7) PRINTER'S ALLEY. Alley picks up Castellano and will stalk mid-pack for a late run. I prefer Light Cave. His last was a good effort going 5 wide on the tight turns at the Spa. Today he gets Belmont turns and maybe Santana can save some ground before turning into the long stretch. (4) MAXIMUM HEAT is the sleeper. Both trainer and jock haven't hit the board yet, but both of his turf runs produced decent speed figures that match up well with this group.
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