When Ruler On Ice concluded a string of improbable upsets last Saturday paying $51.50 to win the Belmont Stakes, he triggered a $1,130,718 triple carryover for today’s card.
Each of the six races in today’s sequence has several logical contenders, and even more illogical ones. With another $2 million or so likely to pour into the pool, we’ll swing for the fences with a ticket that costs $128 ($2x2x2x2x2x2x2).
FOURTH RACE: We’ll go two deep with Colossal Gift and Clear Attempt, leaving out Halefellow Wellmet at our own peril.
FIFTH RACE: Two deep again with Fleeting Glance and Rose’s Turn. Use Must Be Love if one of those two scratches.
SIXTH RACE: Jungle Rain and Prince of Danger rate the nod, with Starlantic the alternate.
SEVENTH RACE: Take a stab with Ms Stilleto and Lemon Punch.
EIGHTH RACE: DJ’s Revenge and Upper Afleet are both coming off near-misses in turf sprints over the Belmont lawn.
NINTH RACE: We’ll close it out with Tillie’s Girl and Copious Notes in the finale.
