RESULTS; Tall Ships 6/20

June 20 Presque Isle Downs 3y0s
(horse; pre-race #)

Heart of a King- 8.5 (Highest #)
Mikoshi- 6.9
Colonel Rutledge- 7.8 (Third Highest #)

6/20 Presque Isle Downs

Race 6: The Tall Ships Stakes
(Horse; Pre-race System #)

Heart of a King- 8.5
He Ain't Right- 8
Colonel Rutledge- 7.8
Mikoshi- 6.9
Appalachian Trail- 3.8
Macho Toro- 2.9

Heart of a King is (8.5), by Lion Heart, is more likely than He Ain't Right (8), by Cuvee, to get the distance of 1 mile and 70 yards. Cuvee's tend to be a little shorter. Colonel Rutledge (7.8) ran gamely against next-out winner Awesome Rhythm last time in the Marine Stakes at Woodbine.

Churchill June 13 Stephen Foster Handicap

Older Horses 1 1/8 miles
(Horse; Pre-race System #)

Einstein- 16.8
Researcher- 16.1
Arson Squad- 15.5
Bullsbay- 14.5
Asiatic Boy- 14.3
Finallymadeit- 13.2
Macho Again- 11
Alphabet Magic- 7

6/6 Belmont Stakes Results

1st- Summer Bird (11.8)
2nd- Dunkirk (11)
3rd- Mine That Bird (12.6)


Summer Bird, just .8 off the top number was where the value was at 11-1. Desormeaux rode him perfectly as those up front put in the bigger efforts. Dunkirk ran too well not to win over the speed-favoring track.

Saturday June 6 Belmont Stakes

Belmont Stakes 1 1/2 miles 3-year-olds
(Horse; Pre-race System #)

Mine That Bird- 12.6
Chocolate Candy- 12.3
Charitable Man- 12
Summer Bird- 11.8
Flying Private- 11.3
Dunkirk- 11
Mr. Hot Stuff- 9.2
Brave Victory- 8
Luv Gov- 7.9
Miner's Escape- 4.4

***ADJUSTED NUMBERS***ORIGINAL POST WAS 6/3....THE NUMBERS WERE ADJUSTED ON FRIDAY 6/5 IN A NEW POSTING. THANK YOU.

In a Triple Crown summary, The System's high # in the Kentucky Derby, Pioneerof the Nile, finished second while the Preakness high #, Rachel Alexandra won.