Coast-to-coast

An interesting afternoon with most of the classy events being held at Belmont and Arlington -- but there's plenty of fun action elsewhere as well.

Belmont, Race 1/2, double... R1/Tight Grip... R2/Zito entry
Belmont, Race 9, Sunriver.
Meadowlands, Race 8, Naissance Royale.
Arlington, Race 1, Indivia.
Arlington, Race 7, I's the Boy.
Arlington, Race 9, You Go West Girl.

Alexander Tango...Euro-invaders typically have an edge in these events -- but the dry summer in the northeast might compromise their chances due to the firm footing. Still, we'll take a shot with this gal having run a good second vs the boys in Ireland last time. Three back a decent fourth to the very talented Finsceal Beo.
Rutherienne...Bypassed a nice Saratoga stake to ship west and score convincingly in the G1 DM Oaks.
Missvinski...Close-up second in a French G1 last time.
Sharp Susan.

Wager: $5 WP on Alexander Tango.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Ginger Punch...In career form right now.
Take D'Tour...Likes this track.
Miss Shop.

Wager: $10 exacta Ginger Punch over Take D'Tour.

Sunriver...Might have a pace advantage in here. Might be allowed an easy lead in this turf marathon.
Shamdinan...Flopped in the G1 Irish Derby but rebounded nicely with a good G1 win in US debut.
Doctor Dino...Group winner in Europe was a good third in G1 Arlington Million.
Yellowstone.

Wager: $5 WP on Sunriver.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 tri Sunriver over next three.
...$1 tri Shamdinan over next three.

Naissance Royale...Comes off a spring-summer layoff but graded stakes winner should layover these if ready.
Sky High Flyer...More promise than winning-punch so far but she's got talent and should contend in here.
High Moment...Could be the one to force the issue.
Rasta Farian.

Wager: $5 WP on Naissance Royale.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

G City Gal...Might find these a touch easier than she's been facing recently.
Sugar Swirl...Speedy and capable.
Sheets...6F might be her best trip.
Silmaril.

Wager: $5 WP on G City Gal.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 tri G City Gal over next three.

Round Heels...Was turfing in SoCal -- but ran well on the synthetic at Hollywood. Tough if ready off of the summer layoff.
On Safari...Ran best yet winning on this track in latest - but that was an off-turf event, so some questions still to be answered.
Eyes On Eddy...Asmussen trainee will contend if able to recapture form from earlier this year.
Coolwind.

Wager: $5 WP on Round Heels.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 tri Round Heels over next three.

You Go West Girl...Solid in two turf tries and should have some pace to shoot at.
Pitmakan...Undefeated in 2007 for Mott. Could be in a tough spot though leaving from the outside and having to contend with Dreaming of Anna.
Dreaming of Anna...Not sure she's rebounded to the expectations of her 2YO season -- but she's clearly better on turf.
Testama.

Wager: $5 WP on You Go West Girl.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Honest to Betsy...Decent fourth in the G2 Adirondack. Beyers moving in the right direction.
Wonderful Luck...Battle-tested from Asmussen.
Eat Pie...Won over Polytrack in England.
Pretty Persuasion.

Wager: $5 WP on Honest to Betsy.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 exacta box top four.
...$1 tri box top four.

Guiding Hand...Speed gets it done on this oval.
C'Mon Tiger...Another that should be prominent early -- although loses the blinkers today.
Bravo Maestro...Should fit here.
Sensational Score.

Wager: $5 WP on Guiding Hand.
...$2 exacta box top two.
...$1 tri Guiding Hand over next three.
...$1 tri C'Mon Tiger over next three.

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