Bold Ruler field includes Salutos Amigos

Pre-entered to the Breeders' Cup Sprint, Salutos Amigos is part of a short

but salty field of seven entered for Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000

Bold Ruler

H. at Belmont Park. Trainer David Jacobson is still waiting to decide

whether to keep his charge in New York for the seven-furlong Bold Ruler or ship

him to California for the six-furlong Sprint.

A multiple Grade 2-placed gelding, Salutos Amigos exits a close fourth in the

September 27 Vosburgh, a race that the winner (Private Zone) and third-place

finisher (Palace) are both using as a springboard to the Breeders' Cup Sprint. A

three-time winner this season, Salutos Amigos placed in both the Belmont Sprint

and True North at Belmont during the summer. Cornelio Velasquez rides the

four-year-old son of Salute the Sarge.

River Rocks defeated Salutos Amigos two starts back in a deep

allowance/optional claiming event at Saratoga and most recently finished second

to Vyjack in the Kelso H. The front-running colt has registered BRIS Speed

ratings as high as 109 this year, as well as three consecutive century-topping

numbers, and the four-year-old son of Western Pride will be the one to catch

from the break. Joel Rosario picks up the mount for John Terranova.

Romansh, winner of the Excelsior earlier this year and an excellent third in

the Metropolitan H., will cut back in trip following unplaced finishes in the

Woodward, Whitney and Suburban. Jose Ortiz has the call for Tom Albertrani.

Grade 3 winner Sage Valley will make his second start of the year for Rudy

Rodriguez, finished a neck second in a Laurel Park allowance on October 3, and

has the back class to challenge with his best. Irad Ortiz Jr. will be up.

Rounding out the field are expected longshots Cease, Confrontation and Joe

Tess.

Later on the program, two-year-old fillies will square off in the $100,000

Chelsea

Flower at a mile on turf. Three of the 14 entrants are slated for the

main-track only, and Ack Naughty will be the one to beat if the race remains on

turf. Conditioned by Chad Brown, the Afleet Alex filly exits a convincing

three-length score over Belmont's turf in her career bow.

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