Pennine Ridge tops Saturday’s Belmont at the Big A card

By NY Hot List Staff | Thursday, May 23, 2024

With the biggest dirt race of the year for 3-year-olds in New York two weeks away, 3-year-old turfers will get top billing at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday. The Pennine Ridge Stakes at a mile-and-an-eighth on turf heads the final Saturday card before the June 8 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. With no racing from May 28-June 5. A field of seven will square off in the Pennine Ridge, a prep for the Grade 1 Belmont Derby on July 6.

The $200,000 Pennine Ridge (G2) at Aqueduct, Saturday, Race 9, 3:39 pm ET.

(3) Risk Tolerance (A) was bet down to 3-1 in his career debut and ran an impressive race to beat a field of 12 for Chad Brown. He was purchased as a yearling at the Tattersall yearling sale in England for $309,000. The Irish-bred son of Kingman worked at Saratoga and Belmont in preparation for his first stakes race. (2) Legend of Time is part of a string of horses that European trainer Charlie Appleby set up to race in America for Godolphin. He was fifth in his American debut in the Colonel Liam at Gulfstream Park after winning three times this year at Meydan in Dubai. (7) Triple Espresso will try and get trainer Todd Pletcher his fourth win in this race. He is stakes placed on the grass and last time was fourth in the Jeff Ruby (G3) behind three eventual Kentucky Derby runners. (5) Royal Majesty was a recent allowance winner at Keeneland as the favorite for Bill Mott.

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