The Handicap Wizard had its mettle tested today at Belmont Park, which featured eight stakes races with purses of $150K and up. The program had four winners with first selections, including 2-1 Pat On the Back in the Empire Classic in the 9th (shown above), and another winner with a second selection in 5-1 Bankit in the $250K Sleepy Hollow in the 8th.
On the whole, the Handicap Wizard performed well on the Belmont card on Saturday by posting three winners, including Disco Partner in the $150K Belmont Turf Sprint and Complexity (in above photo) in the $500K Champaign Stakes for two-year olds. It picked the tri-fecta straight in the 4th race with Breaking the Rules, Classic Covey and Krewe Chief. In the 5th, 8th and 11th races, the HW’s second selection won. Of particular note was the 11th race, in which Saratoga won at 7-1 odds. The model’s first selection, Spa Treatment, came in second at 13-1. Only 0.50% separated the two in winning percentage in 23.55% versus 23.02% (see fourth row down). The $2 exacta paid $134.50. Among the eight non maiden races on the card, the HW had winners with 1st and 2nd selections in 6 out of 8. Dark Tricks won the first race at 37-1 and Have At It won the 9th at 11-1.
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