Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com takes on TDN's Steve Sherack and Brian DiDonato as they handicap Triple Crown prep races plus the big three races themselves. The three will make $100 Win/Place bets in the preps and $200 Win/Place bets in the Belmont, Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Highest bankroll at the end wins.
DeRosa – Runhappy Santa Anita Derby Result – Honor A. P. got the money as the 2-1 second choice. Bankroll: $3215.
GI Belmont S. – In retrospect, Tiz the Law paying around $5 in his last two starts were gifts of epic proportions. He is the class (lone Grade I winner) and speed of this field with the added benefit of speed to sit and kick behind. I'd be more inclined to bet this horse to win by “over” a certain number of lengths than I would bet him to win if such a prop were offered. Selection: #8 Tiz the Law (6-5).
Sherack – Runhappy Santa Anita Derby Result – Well, we all picked Honor A. P. and he was only 2-1, but there aren't many results that I've enjoyed more than that in recent memory. Bankroll: $2605.
GI Belmont S. – Tiz the Law is the most likely winner and should be awfully tough to beat, but I was high enough on Pneumatic going into the Matt Winn last time that I have to give him another chance. Outside post and some speed in front of him will bring out the best in this talented son of Uncle Mo. Selection: #10 Pneumatic (8-1).
DiDonato – Runhappy Santa Anita Derby Result – Looks like we were all right about Honor A. P., but credit to Sherack, who's been on the horse since he finished second on debut. Bankroll: $3465.
GI Belmont S. – I thoroughly respect Tiz the Law, but he doesn't absolutely have to win this–there are some unexposed types who could very well step up and beat him. Max Player, Pneumatic and Dr Post were all horses I drafted for my fantasy stable on the TDN Writers' Room Podcast, and they've all got tons of upside. I'll give Dr Post a try. The Todd Pletcher-trained son of Quality Road earned a pretty solid figure when breaking his maiden sprinting in March, and overcame a less-than-perfect trip to take his stakes debut on the stretch-out last time. He's an extremely grindy type who needs to be ridden pretty much from start to finish, but he seems to have the stamina to excel over a testing one-turn nine panels. I've also caught replays of a couple of his recent breezes and he seems to be training very well for this class test. Selection: #9 Dr Post (5-1).
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