Belmont Early Look | Retama Ruffian

Belmont Stakes (G1) 1 1/12M, Dirt, 3YO M 6/6/15

Horse Name	Trainer	Last Start, Distance, Track	Finish & Time
The Truth or Else	K. McPeek	Allowance Optional Claiming (Belmont Park) 1 1/16 miles	1st 1:43.27
Frammento	N. Zito	Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs)     1 ¼ miles	11th 2:03.02
Tale of Verve	D. Stewart	Preakness Stakes (Pimlico) 1 3/16 miles	2nd 1:58.46
American Pharoah	B. Baffert	Preakness Stakes (Pimlico) 1 3/16 miles	1st 1:58.46
Frosted	K. McLaughlin	Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs) 1 ¼ miles	4th 2:03.02
Madefromlucky	T. Pletcher	Peter Pan Stakes (Belmont Park) 1 ⅛ miles	1st 1:48.36
Carpe Diem	T. Pletcher	Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs) 1 ¼ miles	10th 2:03.02
Keen Ice	D. Romans	Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs) 1 ¼ miles	7th 2:03.02
Materiality	T. Pletcher	Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs) 1 ¼ miles	6th 2:03.02
Mubtaahij	M. De Kock	Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs) 1 ¼ miles	8th 2:03.02

The Truth or Else-  A well seasoned runner who has had twelve starts since June of last year. He’s won two of those, ran second once and third three times. He’s earned a total of $294,137. He finished third in the Champagne Stakes, Nashua Stakes, sixth in the Remsen Stakes, second in the Southwest Stakes, fourth in Rebel Stakes and seventh in the Pat Day Mile Stakes. He finished ahead of the other runners in an allowance optional claiming at Belmont Park on May 22nd.

Frammento- Frammento ran in eight races since October, in which he won one, came second once and finished third once. He’s earned a total of $139,700. He’s only win was his maiden, which took place at Keeneland going 1 1/16 miles. The best he’s come since then was a third place in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. He also ran second and fourth in an allowance optional claiming, sixth in the Holy Bull Stakes, fourth in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and eleventh in the Kentucky Derby.

Tale of Verve- Tale of Verve had seven career starts. He came first in one of those, second in two, and third in two of them. He has earned a total of $354,640. It took him six tries to break his madien, finally accomplishing that at Keeneland on April 23, 2015. He also finished second in the Preakness.

American Pharoah- American Pharoah had seven career starts and won six of them. He’s earned a total of $3,730,300. He finished fifth in his maiden special weight. He won the Del Mar Futurity, FrontRunner Stakes, Rebel Stakes, Arkansas Derby, Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.

Frosted- Frosted raced eight times. He finished first twice and second four times. He has earned a total of $936,800. He won his maiden, came second in the Remsen Stakes and Holy Bull Stakes. He finished fourth in the Fountain of Youth and the Kentucky Derby. He won the Wood Memorial.

Madefromlucky- Madefromlucky had eight career starts. He came first three times, second twice and third once. He has earned a total of $378,700. He won his maiden, an allowance optional claiming and the Peter Pan Stakes. He finished second in the Rebel Stakes and fourth in the Arkansas Derby.

Carpe Diem- Carpe Diem raced six times. He came first four times and second once. He’s earned $1,519,800. He won his maiden, the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, Tampa Bay Derby and Toyota Blue Grass Stakes. He came second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and tenth in the Kentucky Derby.

Keen Ice- Keen Ice ran eight times. He finished first once and third twice. He has won $160,395. He won his maiden. He’s finished fifth in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity and the Holy Bull Stakes, third in the Risen Stakes Stakes and the Holy Bull, fourth in the Louisiana and seventh in the Kentucky Derby.

Materiality- Materiality raced four times and finished first three times. He has won $656,028. He broke his maiden this January, won the Islamorada Handicap and the Florida Derby and sixth in the Kentucky Derby.

Mubtaahij- Mubtaahij raced eight times and finished first four times and second once. He has earned $1,4461,332. He won his maiden, a conditions, the Al Bastakiya and a group two. He finished second in the U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas and eighth in the Kentucky Derby.