Chad Brown duo top the Poker at Belmont Park on Saturday

By NY Hot List staff | Friday, June 17, 2022

Four-time Eclipse Award winning trainer Chad Brown will try and win the $250,000 Grade 2 Poker for the first time on Saturday at Belmont Park. Brown has the top two choices from the morning line in the field of five. The British-bred Masen (6-5) will be making his third start in America and multiple graded stakes winner Public Sector (5-2) will run for the second time in 2022 for Brown.

Flavien Prat will get back on board Masen who is a Juddmonte home-bred and Jose Ortiz will ride Klaravich Stable’s Public Sector for the first time taking over for his brother Irad.

Wolfie’s Dynaghost (5-1), who is a half-brother of millionaire Sadler’s Joy, will try and pull an upset for trainer Tom Albertrani.

“I thought maybe the soft ground wasn’t to his liking for his last performance, but we’re hoping to get back onto firm ground,” Albertrani said. “He’s been training well going into this race. We’ll hopefully get a better performance this weekend.”

The $250,000 Poker (G3) – Belmont Park, Saturday, Race 6.

(1) Masen made two starts in America this year for Chad Brown with a second at Keeneland in a Grade 1 and then a win in the Seek Again at Belmont Park last month. Both races were at a mile on the turf. (4) Public Sector won three graded stakes in a row last year, two at Belmont and one at Saratoga for Brown. (5) Wolfie’s Dynaghost was second in a Grade 2 stake at Gulfstream Park and then was third in the Seek Again after setting the pace. (2) Sanctuary City was second in his last three starts, all of which were this year and two were in stakes races including the Dangers Hour at Aqueduct in April in his first race of the year.

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