Nadeau: Play of the Day Saturday 7.8.23
| “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau | |
| Date: | 7/8/2023 |
| Featured Track/Race: | Belmont Park – Race 10 |
| Race overview: | A deep and competitive renewal of the G1 Belmont Derby for 3yos, going 1 ¼ miles on the inner turf. |
| Pace: | Expect a slow pace with a bunched group, led by #8 Kalik (5-1), who wired the local prep, the G2 Pennine Ridge last time. |
| Trends: | The turf course has been fast and firm for the majority of the meet, which has yielded quick splits while showing a penchant for carrying speed a bit farther than you might expect. |
| Best Play: | #10 REDISTRICTING (8-1): Go back and watch the debut, it was a sight to behold for Brown, who immediately steps this gelding up to G1 company off that one race, which wreaks of confidence, and while this is a competitive group, there’s also no world-beaters. |
| Bet Types: | Aggressive WPS bet and a must-use/potential leverage single in the late Pk5/Pk4 as well. |
| Meet/POD Stats: | Bel POD:
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