United Nations Preview

Note: Due to the holiday and family commitments, I was unable to do my usual preview. Many apologies.

A year ago, Main Sequence burst onto the US scene to take the United Nations on his way to BC Turf glory. Today he tries to defend his UN title. Lets take a look at the field.

 11th Race - Monmouth Park - Sunday, July 5th, 2015 STAKES. 1 3/8 Mile Turf. Purse $500,000. United Nations S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. By subscription of $500 each, which should accompany the nomination and $5,000 to pass the entry box. The owner of the winner to receive $300,000, $100,000 to second, $50,000 to third, $30,000 to fourth, $15,000 to fifth and $10,000 to sixth through last. Three-Year-Olds: 117 lbs.; Older: 123 lbs. Non-winners of a Grade I Stake since October 31, 2014 allowed 3 lbs.; Non-winners of a Grade II Stake in 2015, 5 lbs. The United Nations has been selected as one of the Breeders'Cup Win and You're In Challenge Races. The nominated winner of the United Nations will be entitled to receive automatic entry into the 2015 running of the Breeders' Cup Turf Division, have pre-entry and entry fees waived for the Championship race and reeceive a travel award if stabled outside of Kentucky. The winning owner to receive a trophy. Closed Saturday, June 20, 2015 with 22 nominations. (If considered inadvisable to run this race on the turf course, this race will be run at One Mile and One Quarter on the main track.) . (05:46 PM)
PP Horse A/S M/E Wgt Jockey Trainer
1 Twilight Eclipse 6 G L 123 Lopez Paco Albertrani Thomas
2 Sycamore Lane 4 C L 118 Lezcano Jose Mott William I.
3 Big Blue Kitten 7 R L 118 Bravo Joe Brown Chad C.
4 Shining Copper 5 G L 118 Castellano, Jr. Abel Maker Michael J.
5 Slumber (GB) 7 H L 123 Ortiz, Jr. Irad Brown Chad C.
6 Main Sequence 6 G L 123 Maragh Rajiv Motion H. Graham
7 Imagining 7 H L 120 Velazquez John R. McGaughey III Claude R.
8 Ashleyluvssugar 4 G L 120 Stevens Gary L. Eurton Peter
9 Divine Oath 4 C L 118 Trujillo Elvis Pletcher Todd A.

Twlight Eclipse who has played second fiddle to Main Sequence finally broke through two back in G1 company. Ashleyluvssugar has won his last three with two of them graded stakes. Slumber won the Manhattan, and the Kittens are always tough so Big Blue Kitten shouldn't be overlooked. The same can be said about Imagining. I think Main Sequence may need a race after a poor Dubai effort, but with his closing kick it shouldn't be a problem.

Picks

Win- Slumber
Place- Main Sequence
Show- Twilight Eclipse