Belmont Stakes field reduced to 8 horses

NEW YORK — The Belmont Stakes field is down to eight after two horses dropped out.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said Monday that Carpe Diem won’t run Saturday when American Pharoah goes for the Triple Crown. Also, trainer Ken McPeek withdrew The Truth or Else.

Carpe Diem was 10th in the Kentucky Derby and will point toward the Haskell Invitational or Jim Dandy Stakes this summer. The Truth or Else did not run in the Kentucky Derby or Preakness and has an ankle issue.

That leaves seven rivals to face Derby and Preakness winner American Pharoah in his bid to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.

Pletcher still has two other Belmont runners: Materiality and Madefromlucky. John Velazquez will ride Materiality, who was sixth in the Derby, while Javier Castellano will be aboard Madefromlucky.

Entries will be taken and post positions drawn Wednesday.

di'ze the triactor right deh chairman.  Pharoah..Materiality and Made from Lucky

good luck!

American Pharoah draws the No. 5 post in the Belmont Stakes. His current odds to win are 3-5.

Mapoui , coming to Woodbine  ?

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no man!  I have to bet the race early and go.  the rest of the day with my people in Milton Ontario.  festival there.  I have to attend with them

you have to add Frosted to that mix Chairman.  I forgot him.  he is dangerous in this race.



I hardly go to woodbine eh Ketchim.  it is not comfortable.... and there is always too much jockeying to get bets in on time.

I like Mohawk better.  I always get a desk and a tv and I can sit in comfort and use the machines right there to my left and right

Flamboro is closer but that facility has been allowed to run down and is no longer a place one should be on race days

Tell them its History since 1978 !

Yuh cyar go to a Festival and NOT witness a Triple Crown Winner :

unless they kerr yuh in a Sports bar at  5:30 o'clock  in Milton !  :-[

Woodbine was half empty for Preakness...

http://www.downtownmiltonstreetfestival....allery.asp

Mohawk is just up the road from there in Milton..10 minutes.

I will walk with the lap top anyway

so you know the Milton festival eh. sweet.  I love out there..rather out here.  I am never coming back to Toronto

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mmaaannn : there is nutten better than a Live! crowd yelling out their horse name or # :

in the last Furlong !  8)

come to the festival man!  then run up to Mohawk for the race.