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<p align="center"><b><i><font face="Arial" size="4">138TH BELMONT STAKES</font></i></b></p> </p><p> </p><p><div align="center"><center> </p><p> </p><p><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>PP</b></font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>HORSE</b></font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">TRAINER</font></b></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">JOCKEY</font></b></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">ODDS</font></b></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">PLATINUM COUPLE</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Joseph Lostritto</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Jose Espinoza</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">30-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">SUNRIVER</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Todd Pletcher</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Rafael Bejarano</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">4-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">3</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">HEMINGWAY'S KEY</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Nick Zito</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Jeremy Rose</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">15-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">BOB AND JOHN</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Bob Baffert</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Garrett Gomez</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">5-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">5</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">HIGH FINANCE</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Richard Violette</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Eibar Coa</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">12-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">6</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">OH SO AWESOME</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">James Jerkens</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Mike Smith</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">20-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">7</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">DEPUTY GLITTERS</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Thomas Albertrani</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Edgar Prado</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">15-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">8</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">JAZIL</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Kiaran McLaughlin</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Fernando Jara</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">10-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">9</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">BLUEGRASS CAT</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Todd Pletcher</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">John Velazquez</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">3-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">10</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">DOUBLE GALORE</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Myung Kwon Cho</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Mike Luzzi</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">30-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">11</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">STEPPENWOLFER</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Dan Peitz</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Robby Albarado</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">9-2</font></td> </p><p> </tr><tr><td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">12</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">SACRED LIGHT</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">David Hofmans</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top" width="20"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top"><font face="Arial" size="2">Victor Espinoza</font></td> </p><p> <td valign="top"> </td> </p><p> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">15-1</font></td> </p><p> </tr></table></center></div> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" align="right" cellspacing="0" width="325"><tr><td align="right" style="Border:black 1px solid;"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/brisnet-content/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/15152345/bobandjohn6-6ae2.jpg" width="325"/></td></tr><tr><td align="right"> </p><p> </p><p> <b><font size="2">Bob and John is listed at 5-1 on the Belmont morning line</font></b><font size="1"> </p><p> (Alex Evers/Horsephotos.com)</font></td> </p><p> </p><p> </tr></table> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Saturday's 138th running of the $1 million Belmont S. (G1) is the oldest, </p><p>longest and last leg of the Triple Crown, and a competitive field of 12 has been </p><p>entered. The absence of Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Barbaro (Dynaformer) and </p><p>Preakness S. (G1) winner Bernardini (A.P. Indy) will be felt at Belmont Park, </p><p>but there's plenty to look forward to in the 1 1/2-mile classic.<p>Todd Pletcher will send out two top contenders in BLUEGRASS CAT (Storm Cat) </p><p>and SUNRIVER (Saint Ballado), who have been listed as the 3-1 favorite and 4-1 </p><p>second choice, respectively, on the morning line. The Eclipse Award-winning </p><p>conditioner the past two seasons, Pletcher is still seeking his first victory in </p><p>a Triple Crown event. Bluegrass Cat will enter the Belmont off a runner-up </p><p>finish in the Kentucky Derby, and Sunriver exits a victory in the Peter Pan S. </p><p>(G2) after missing the Kentucky Derby due to limited graded earnings.</p> </p><p><p>"Both horses' (running) styles will put them in the first tier, I think," Pletcher said. "We'll probably be stalking HIGH FINANCE (Talk is Money) with </p><p>Bluegrass Cat, and Sunriver might be a little bit behind them."</p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </td> </p><p> </p><p> </tr></table><p>Kentucky Derby third placer STEPPENWOLFER (Aptitude) is the 9-2 third </p><p>favorite on the morning line. The gray colt rallied from far off the pace for </p><p>second in both the Arkansas Derby (G2) and Southwest S. earlier this year and </p><p>then closed from 18th to be a good third last time at Churchill Downs. Despite </p><p>his charge's come-from-the-clouds running style, trainer Dan Peitz </p><p>anticipates Steppenwolfer being much closer to the early pace on Saturday.</p> </p><p><p>"I'm not expecting him to be that far back in the race going a mile and a </p><p>half," Peitz explained. "I don't see him more than five lengths back early. The </p><p>distance of the Belmont separates a lot of these horses and I don't think we'll </p><p>have a problem with that."</p> </p><p><p>Wood Memorial (G1) winner BOB AND JOHN (Seeking the Gold) is next on the </p><p>morning line at 5-1. Trained by Bob Baffert, the dark bay colt finished a </p><p>troubled 17th in the Kentucky Derby.</p> </p><p><p>"I got it (bumping) when we left the gate, I got it just inside the sixteenth </p><p>pole and got it again on the turn," jockey Garrett Gomez said of Bob and John's </p><p>trip in Louisville, Kentucky. "At the half-mile pole, I was still happy because </p><p>I had them in my sights and I had a good rhythm with him. All of a sudden, </p><p>Steppenwolfer came up his inside and turned him completely sideways. When that </p><p>happened, I think he said, 'I've had enough.'"</p> </p><p><p>Post time for the Belmont, which will serve as the final leg in the $1 </p><p>million guaranteed Pick 4 and Pick 6 pools, is 6:33 p.m. (EDT).</p> </p><p> </p><p></div></body></p>

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