Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Contact: Jon Forbes
jforbes@nyrainc.com
$131K CARRYOVER, DIABLO STAKES HIGHLIGHT THURSDAY CARD
ELMONT, N.Y. – Thursday’s card at Belmont Park will include a Pick 6 carryover of $131,171, with the $85,000 Diablo overnight stakes serving as the sequence’s fifth leg.
The six-furlong Diablo drew graded stakes winners Travelin Man and Jersey Town, the top two finishers in the Sir Shackleton Stakes on March 31 at Gulfstream Park. Travelin Man seeks his third straight victory, having also taken a Gulfstream optional claimer in February, while Jersey Town looks to return to the win column for the first time since his upset score in 2010’s Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap.
Also included among the Diablo’s seven entrants are This Ones for Phil, runner up in the Grade 2 General George in February at Laurel Park, and Flat Bold, who took the Time Tested overnight stakes on March 18 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The Pick 6, which spans the final six races on the card, begins with race 4. Post time for the fourth race is 2:26 p.m.
Those who wish to play the Pick 6 can place their bets at Belmont or Aqueduct, or through NYRA Rewards, which offers Internet, On-Track, Phone, and Mobile wagering.
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