TRACKING THE RACE BY SADDLE NUMBERS

Belmont Stakes Field

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NO. HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER ODDS 1 HANUMAN HIGHWAY Santos Walsh SCR 2 THOMAS JO McCarron Jerkens 28-1 3 BASIC TRAINEE Bravo Romero 113-1 4 CHILITO Davis Motion 6-1 5 PARADE GROUND Day Howard 20-1 6 CLASSIC CAT Velazquez Cross 10-1 7 LIMIT OUT Samyn Jerkens 21-1 8 REAL QUIET Desormeaux Baffert 4-5 9 HOT WELLS Borel Amoss SCR 10 RAFFIE’S MAJESTY Chavez Bond 14-1 11 VICTORY GALLOP Stevens Walden 9-2 12 YARROW BRAE Smith Lukas 32-1 13 GRAND SLAM Bailey Lukas 7-1

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COMMENTS

* VICTORY GALLOP: Bumped at start, unhurried outside, wide move into stretch, bumped late but got nod.

* REAL QUIET: Tactical speed in hand, wide move on second turn, clear lead, bumped and just missed.

* THOMAS JO: Rated outside, steady wide move on second turn, no late punch.

* PARADE GROUND: Rated, shut off between rivals on second turn, steadied.

* RAFFIE’S MAJESTY: Early speed between rivals, dropped back, good move on second turn, tired.

* CHILITO: Hustled along to set pace, tired in stretch.

* GRAND SLAM: Early speed outside, pressed pace, between rivals on second turn and tired.

* CLASSIC CAT: Outrun early, roused on second turn, went wide and came up empty.

* LIMIT OUT: Early speed under wraps, saddle slipped, tired.

* YARROW BRAE: Bumped start, wide first turn, tired after three quarters.

* BASIC TRAINEE: Sluggish start, no response, eased late.