Floral Park

A competitive field of nine fillies and mares will settle Saturday's $100,000

Floral Park H. (G3) at Belmont Park, and STORMY KISS (Arg) (Bernstein) rates top

billing. A Group 1-winning sprinter in Argentina last year, the four-year-old

miss was imported to the United States and transferred to Barclay Tagg this

season. She captured her second start in America, earning a 103 BRIS Speed

rating for a 4 1/2-length romp at Belmont, and two starts later recorded an

excellent win in the six-furlong Honorable Miss H. (G2) at Saratoga, receiving a

107 Speed rating after gamely withstanding repeated challenges on the lead.

Stormy Kiss was overmatched against Dubai Escapade (Awesome Again) when

finishing third in the seven-furlong Ballerina Breeders' Cup S. (G1) last

time, but she won't face any rivals of that caliber on Saturday. She'll likely

relish the cut back in distance and looks very capable of winning on the front

end.

Test S. (G1) winner SWAP FLIPAROO (Exchange Rate) has previous experience

against older rivals, finishing an excellent second to Grade 1 winner Behaving

Badly (Pioneering) in the Genuine Risk Breeders' Cup H. (G2) two starts back,

leaving Stormy Kiss behind in third, and she could run past all her rivals in the stretch here. The gray sophomore's

late kick has been improving in her recent starts, but Swap Fliparoo is winless

from four starts at six furlongs. She's also finished second five times from

seven previous attempts at Belmont. We'll tab her for another runner-up placing.

GREAT INTENTIONS (Cat Thief) is two for two at Belmont, winning the First

Flight H. (G2) last October, and we'll throw out her unplaced effort last time

on the grass. She's tough at six furlongs on the main track (6-3-1-1), and the

stalker will probably be sitting a perfect trip during the early stages. The

Michael Hushion charge likely needed her last start off a freshening, and she's

trained forwardly since then. We'll use her in the top three.

INDIAN FLARE (Cherokee Run) checked in fourth when making her stakes debut in

the Ballerina, and the Bobby Frankel pupil is eligible to keep improving. She

disappointed at a short price in her lone previous appearance at Belmont,

finishing second in an allowance/optional claiming event, but Indian Flare has

made good progress since then. She appears capable of offering a challenge from

just off the pace.

EVER ELUSIVE (Forestry) is better than she showed when fading to fifth in the

Honorable Miss. The Todd Pletcher trainee could certainly bounce back while

returning to Belmont, and the stalker will have a quick pace to close into.

Consider for the gimmicks. FOR ALL WE KNOW (Stephen Got Even) hasn't started

since February, and the Grade 2 winner might need one off the shelf. The

four-year-old miss remains a threat if ready to go, but she's probably gearing up for her next start at Keeneland.

Trainer Allen Jerkens will add blinkers to GRECIAN LOVER (Friendly Lover),

but the six-furlong distance concerns us. The four-year-old appears more

effective at seven furlongs or a mile. WIN MCCOOL (Giant's Causeway) didn't make

the lead after being bumped at the break in the Test. She probably will come out winging

it before weakening. PRETTY IMPOSING (Defrere) would need an easy early lead to

be a serious factor, and she won't get it.