Padding Your Track Bankroll – Wednesday July 15

The $65,000 Jersey Girl Stakes is the featured race on the Belmont Park card today, and although the race drew just a small field of five three-year-old fillies, we might be able to catch a decent price with our top pick Union City .

If the Tony Dutrow trainee can upset the 6/5 morning line favorite Slam the Cat, it might bode well for our Late Pick 3 play.

The Jersey Girl is the middle leg of the three-race sequence, and we will invest $24 in the play.

The play of the day comes earlier in the card, a maiden special weight race for two-year-old fillies, all first time starters.

Our top pick Dattt Echo has the price tag, the pedigree, the workouts, and the connections to be a runner, and her 8/1 morning line looks attractive as well.  

Today’s Play of the Day from Belmont Park:  

BEL Race 4 Md Sp Wt (2:36 ET)

#6 Dattt Echo 8/1

#4 Union Waters 3/1

#2 Taboo 6/1

#1 Genuine Charm 5/2  

Analysis: #6 Dattt Echo is a $360K Keeneland purchase making her debut for the Hennig barn that is 16% winners (with a +ROI) with first time starters. The filly is by Strong Atlantic (13% winners with debut runners) out of a Coronado’s Quest mare that has dropped one other foal to race, stakes winner Mini Bhavan ($267K). The filly sports a quick string of works for an underrated barn with younger runners.

#4 Union Waters debuts for the Pletcher barn that is 18% winners with firsters. The filly is by Dixie Union (10% winners with debut runners) out of the stakes winner Panama Canal ($192K), who has dropped four foals to race, three winners, top earner Rough Water ($92K). She put in a quick drill out of the gate on July 9. Wagering

WIN: #6 to win at 4/1 or better.

EX: 4,6 / 1,2,4,6

TRI: 4,6 / 1,2,4,6 / 1,2,3,4,6

Today’s Pick 3 Play from Belmont Park:  

Starting in Race 7: $1: 6,7,9 / 2,5 / 1,3,5,10 = $24  

BEL Race 7 Md $25,000 (4:12 ET)

#6 New York Holiday, #9 Straight Flash, #7 Chromospere  

#6 New York Holiday returns to the grass for just the second time here after setting the early fractions and weakening to finish third last out in the mud in a race taken off the turf. Two back in his first go on turf he raced along the inside much of the trip in a fifth place finish, beaten 3 3/4 lengths for the top spot. The third place finisher in the race was Have You Ever, who beat $35K maiden claimers in his next outing on June 4. The pedigree for turf is on the light side but this guy does have seven sibs that are winners including a couple of stakes winners, top earner Im Out First ($438K).

#9 Straight Flush was a non-threatening sixth in his debut, which came going a mile on the turf here for a $35K tag. The third and fourth place finishers in the race came back to graduate in their next starts. This guy also has a light pedigree for grass but is in a sharp barn with Brown and has more upside than this group, five of which have lost 8+ times.  

BEL Race 8 Jersey Girl S. (4:45 ET)

#5 Union City, #2 Slam the Cat  

#5 Union City raced wide much of the trip in a fifth place finish in the Jostle at Philly. They went very quick early in that race and she was just run off her feet. The runner up in the race was Northern Belle, who came back to take a optional claimer for non-winners of three in her next outing at Del Park on July 11. Two back our top pick showed good early speed wiring a field of Alw-1 foes at Philly off a nine-month layoff. She is quick enough to get the lead here as she drops into restricted company and she figures to bounce back with a better effort here for the Tony D. barn.

#2 Slam the Cat is coming off a sharp win last out against Alw-1 foes, taking the field gate to wire. She has won three in a row since coming back off a six-month layoff for the Kimmel barn. She owns a solid pace profile throughout and showed two back she does not need the lead to win. Her last two figs point her as the one to beat here but the price is going to be on the short side.  

BEL Race 9 Clm $7,500 (5:17 ET)

#1 Silver Ferrari, #5 Indian Hawke, #10 Here I Go Again, #3 Api Mohkat  

#1 Silver Ferrari was a sharp winner last out against $10K non-winners of a race in six months at a short price. The third place finisher in the race was Mister Alimony, who beat $16K non-winners of a race in six months in his next start on July 10. Our top pick steps into open company here but comes in here very sharp and owns a solid pace profile throughout.

#5 Indian Hawke returns off a seven week break for the Maker barn. In his first go for the barn, the gelding dueled for the early lead and weakened to finish fourth against open $10K claimers. The runner up and fifth place finisher in the race were next out winners while the winner Geroni was beaten just a head at Philly against $12.5K starter allowance company in his next start on June 15. The gelding is a two time winner over the main track here and makes his second start for the Maker barn that is 35% winners (with a +ROI) second off the claim.  

Price Plays From Belmont Park:

These are price plays to watch today. A small win-place wager is in order or if your pockets are deep enough, use these runners in your trifecta and Pick 3 and Pick 4 wagers. One or two of these could be the difference between a regular day at the track and hitting the IRS window with a signer. R2: #2 Itobe 8/1

R2: #3 Calling My Colors 10/1

R4: #6 Dattt Echo 8/1

R5: #1 Ed’s Princess 8/1

R6: #6 Park Avenue Prince 10/1

R9: #10 Here I Go Again 8/1

Good luck padding your bankroll today!