Lost in the Fog, Funny Cide featured on Belmont undercard

Lost in the Fog will not be overlooked in the Riva Ridge (Debra Kral/Horsephotos.com)

Unbeaten LOST IN THE FOG (Lost Soldier) and champion FUNNY CIDE (Distorted

Humor) are among the top draws for a quartet of Grade 2 races on Saturday's

Belmont S. (G1) undercard. Lost in the Fog tops a field of eight in the $200,000

Riva Ridge Breeders' Cup S. (G2) for three-year-olds at seven furlongs, and Funny Cide will face eight opponents in the $250,000 Brooklyn H. (G2) over 1 1/8

miles. The $300,000 Just a Game Breeders' Cup H. (G2) and $200,000 True North

Breeders' Cup H. (G2) are also offered prior to the 137th running of the Belmont

Stakes.

A convincing winner of all six career starts, Lost in the Fog owns victories

in the Swale S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park, Bay Shore S. (G3) at Aqueduct and set a

new track record at Golden Gate Fields when capturing the six-furlong Golden

Bear Breeders' Cup S. in 1:07 1/5 last out. Greg Gilchrist trains the exciting

dark bay, but regular rider Russell Baze won't be able to take the mount due to

a broken collarbone. Edgar Prado will replace Baze in the saddle.

Multiple stakes winner GOING WILD (Golden Missile) returns to the sprint

ranks following unplaced showings in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1),

Gotham S. (G3) hero and Wood Memorial (G1) runner-up SURVIVALIST (Danzig)

shortens up in distance for trainer Shug McGaughey and MIDDLE EARTH (Dixieland

Band) comes into the Riva Ridge off a pair of impressive

victories over allowance and maiden rivals in Kentucky.

The complete field, from the rail with riders and weights, is WAR PLAN (Fusaichi

Pegasus), Javier Castellano, 115; Lost in the Fog, 123; Going Wild, Jerry Bailey,

123;

Survivalist, John Velazquez, 123; Middle Earth, Gary Stevens, 115; EGG HEAD (Honor

Grades), Richard Migliore, 119; PROUD ACCOLADE (Yes It's True), Mike Smith, 123; and TANI

MARU (Cherokee Run), Jose Santos, 119.

Intercontinental is seeking her third straight win (Uli Seit/Horsephotos.com)

Grade 1 heroine INTERCONTINENTAL (GB) (Danehill) is back to defend her title

in the one-mile Just a Game over the Widener Turf, and the Bobby Frankel charge

opened her five-year-old campaign with another facile victory in the Jenny Wiley

S. (G3) at Keeneland. The Juddmonte homebred is the 123-pound highweight with

Bailey.

Ten distaffers, including one main-track only contestant, are entered for the

Just a Game. The entire cast, from inside out with riders and imposts, is PLEASE

TAKE ME OUT (Take Me Out), Jorge Chavez, 113; RISKAVERSE (Dynaformer),

Velasquez, 119; Intercontinental; MAMBO SLEW (Kingmambo), Stevens, 116; WONDER

AGAIN (Silver Hawk), Prado, 121; SAND SPRINGS (Dynaformer), Velazquez, 117;

CHANGING WORLD (Spinning World), Pablo Fragoso, 115; FORTUNATE DAMSEL (Runaway

Groom), Castellano, 115; ASTI (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), Jean-Luc Samyn, 115; and

FORTY MARCHANTA (Arg) (Roar), no rider, 119.

Forty Marchanta is entered for the main track only.

The True North attracted a full field of 12, and three horses -- MASS MEDIA

(Touch Gold)), SMOKUME (Smoke Glacken) and WILLY O'THE VALLEY (Will's Way) --

will share co-highweight of 117 pounds in the six-furlong sprint.