3rd grade, $150,000 Salvater Mile Stakes As part of Haskell Preview Day, I drew nine fields in Saturday’s feature race at Monmouth Park.
streaking Bishop’s Gulf Wins three races, including the Grade 3 Westchester Stakes Last month at Big A’s Belmont. A wealthy man trademark He leads the field in terms of career revenue, and will debut his 2025 debut with a 7 1/2 month layoff with his final victory at the Grade 2 Clarks Takes presented by Norton Healthcare in the fall of 2025. Offering Cool He enters the race away from the seventh victory of his career. vitalityPrince of Wales Stakes winner Last September, he also won a recent start on his return after four and a half months off. Tuscan sky He won the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth last year on this card, but has not won six races since. Nelson Avenue After finishing the sophomore 40 Niner Stakes last October, he won the Blitzen Stakes on the Big Year Day, but has not won four races in 2025. Antigravity He won his recent victory last July and has not won any money in three races this year. Amazing Ruta He missed the Petra Malo Mile Stakes nose last August, finishing third in both starts this year. From the surface to the air He finished fourth behind Offaly Cool in the Crischlingle Stakes and returned from five and a half months the last time he saw it.
Pace scenario:
Like most races, the way this is carried out in the early stages of this race is key to those who need to be in the top position at the end. The Tuscan Sky had his best victory last year in the Pegasus Stakes, leading from start to finish to get a career-high 106 horse speed, but since then he has not been able to show such a fast speed. For example, recently at the Fort Mercy Stakes on May 3rd, determinism has turned to setting the pace, leading from start to finish. In this area, Nelson Avenue is very likely to play an early leader role as he progresses from one to two turns, leading early in both the last two races. The Tuscan Sky and Nelson Avenue are faster than the average fraction, allowing them to fight for early leads, making it easier to pass in the later stages. Offaly Cool, Bishops Bay and Vitality are the three horses that are most likely to have an advantage, and are the top candidates to win.
Top candidates:
In addition to the potential pace battles, Bishop’s Bay could also be nearby, not farther than a third after a half mile in any of his nine careers. With the above pace scenario in mind, Offering Cool He races early in the fourth or fifth and receives a top bill as he has the best chance of racing strong and close. That’s what he did in his recent race on May 27th. Under Jockey Abner Adorno, he took the lead in stretch from the fourth, earning the extremely strong Equivers Speed Figure, the second-best last race number on the 111 field he won in a recent race. Among seven career victories in 16 main track races, Offaly Cool won the career-best 113 figure, winning two-turn races in the fall of 2023. Given the way the race is formed, Offaly Cool looks like a very strong candidate, considering that he is riding jockey Adorno for the horse’s final two wins.
Bishop’s Gulf He never ended from Exacta in his career, which began in the winter of 2023. He likes to win with six wins in nine career starts and two finishes in three other outings. At his third career start, Bishop Bey missed his head to Arcangelo. After leaving the race for more than 16 months until last November, Bishops Bay returned in top form and won three of his first four races, including the Oak Lawn Park Restricted Stakes Race March of this year. It was the fourth consecutive race in which the Gulf of Bishop scored 108 Equibase figures. It was a one-turn race, so returning to two turns here might be expected to see another top effort from Bishop Bay. The only concern about the Bishop’s Gulf is that he drew the rails in his last two races and acquired external post positions in the nine horse fields of this race. This means he is very likely in the third position behind his leaders Tuscan Sky and Nelson Avenue. Bishop Bay was once in this position last November, but won after racing third in the first half mile.
vitality On May 11, the last six players were closed to the most recent race, earning 100 horsepower figures. The Speed Figure is far below what the top two candidates have won, but can improve with vitality. Last September, Vitality won the Prince of Wales stakes. Last fall, Vitality stayed on the soil and scored 100 and 101 people. He returned in a great way since last month’s layoffs, but this race could see a second start for trainer Joe Orceno’s horses boosting vitality in this race.
The rest of the field (there are the best horse speed maps of similar races): Tuscan Sky (106), Antigravity (95), Amazing Ruta (88), Nelson Avenue (115), Surface to Air (104), Trademark (112).
Earn candidates in priority/probability order:
Offering Cool
Bishop’s Gulf
vitality
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