Post by Makers on Sept 10, 2016 9:55:24 GMT -5
The track offers low takeout and large fields, and Saturday’s card is no exception. We have four stakes headlined by the $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (G3).
The 1 ½ mile marathon drew a field of nine led by the defending champion Da Big Hoss, who comes into the race riding a three race winning streak. The Mike Maker trainee won the American St. Leger (G3) at Arlington Park in his last outing on Aug. 13.
The stake at Belmont Park on Saturday is the $100,000 Seattle Slew which goes off as the third race and drew a compact field of five. The Todd Pletcher trained Comfort is the 6-5 morning line favorite.
The colt ran second to Frosted in the Whitney (G1) in his last outing. It’s not much of a betting race but the rest of the card is solid.