5/2 morning line favorite, Galiana, will break from post six after running second in her most recent start May 23 at Parx in the My Juliet Stakes. Galiana has won 13 of 26 career starts, including two of her last three efforts – all of which were stakes races. Ridden by Jockey Carol Cedeno and trained by Rodolfo Romero, Galiana has earned $534,131 in her career.
Who’s in Town (3/1) finished a dull 8th place in the Skipat Stakes May 15 at Pimlico, but was making her 2015 debut following a six month layoff. Trained by Michael Matz, Who’s in Town finished her 2014 season with a pair of victories, capped by a win in the November 15 Safely Kept Stakes at Laurel Park. Jockey Alex Cintron gets the call on Who’s in Town breaking from post five. Who’s in Town has banked $210,897, while winning 4 of 12 career starts.
She’s Ordained (4/1), a hard-knocking veteran has won 15 of 42 career starts for earnings of $469,525. Trained by Timothy Kreiser, She’s Ordained finished fourth in the My Juliet and third in the Skipat Stakes in her last two starts. Jockey Angel Quinones gets the call breaking from the rail.
The field is set for the $1 million Haskell, where Nyquist will be trying to re-stake his claim as the top three-year-old in the country.
On Sunday at Monmouth Park, the featured race is the $300,000 United Nations Stakes. Scheduled to be run at a mile and three-eighths on the turf, the Grade 1 event has drawn a field of ten colts and geldings.
On Sunday at Monmouth Park, the featured race is the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes, a key prep race for the Haskell Invitational (G1). The Grade 3 event will be contested at a mile and a sixteenth and has drawn a field of seven three-year-olds.
With five grade 1 races and a grade 2, the undercard for the June 11 Belmont stakes could be the best single day of racing on the calendar outside of the Breeders’ Cup.
Leave a comment