The Green Fizzle
Sent off as the 2-5 favorite in a field of six by bettors all too willing to ignore his delayed debut and trainer Todd Pletcher’s New York cold streak, the Green Monkey finished third in today’s fourth at Belmont, earning $5200 for his less than impressive maiden effort. “The Green Monkey is sputtering at the top of the stretch,” called Tom Durkin, tagging the three-year-old colt “desperate” as the wire neared with leader Roi Maudit seven lengths ahead. Hustled from the start, given three cracks of the whip before the stretch, the Green Monkey was willing but never a factor. “He broke okay, got outfooted a little bit, kind of ran evenly through the lane, showed a little interest toward the end, galloped out good,” Pletcher said after. “Hopefully, he’ll improve having that race under his belt” (DRF).
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