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Tiz The Law Draws Post Eight, Installed As 6-5 Morning Line Favorite For Belmont Stakes

Florida Derby winner Tiz the Law drew post eight of ten for Saturday's Grade 1 Belmont Stakes, the first race of the 2020 Triple Crown season due to rescheduling caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. To be held over a shortened distance of nine furlongs, the Belmont will be run without spectators or owners in attendance.

Trained by Barclay Tagg and ridden by Manny Franco, Tiz the Law was installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Belmont. The Sackatoga Stable-owned colt will be vying to take his connections on another whirlwind trip through the Triple Crown series, echoing their ride with Funny Cide in 2003.

Second choice at odds of 9-2 is Sole Volante, recent allowance winner at Gulfstream Park who will be running off just 10 days rest on Saturday. Trained by Patrick Biancone, the late-running son of Karakontie won the G3 Sam Davis at Tampa earlier this year, and will leave from post position two under jockey Luca Panici.

Unbridled Stakes winner Dr Post comes in as the 5-1 third choice for trainer Todd Pletcher, and will leave the gate from stall nine. Champion jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. will partner the Quality Road colt.

Tap It To Win drew the inside post and will be fourth choice at 6-1 on the morning line. Trained by Mark Casse, the recent allowance winner will get the services of jockey John Velazquez as he takes a major step up in class.

The entire field for the 2020 Belmont Stakes is as follows:

Tap It To Win (Velazquez, Casse) 6-1
Sole Volante (Panici, Biancone) 9-2
Max Player (Rosario, Rice) 15-1
Modernist (Alvarado, Mott) 15-1
Farmington Road (Castellano, Pletcher) 15-1
Fore Left (J. Ortiz, O'Neill) 30-1
Jungle Runner (Gutierrez, Asmussen) 50-1
Tiz the Law (Franco, Tagg) 9-5
Dr Post (I. Ortiz, Pletcher) 5-1
Pneumatic (Santana, Asmussen) 8-1

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BHA Shortens Declarations to 48-Hour Window

All flat races will return to 48-hour declarations from Wednesday, June 24, the British Horseracing Authority announced on Wednesday. Declarations to run on June 24 must be made by 10 a.m. on June 22. For jumps racing, 48-hour declarations have also been put in place beginning on Wednesday, July 1, so declarations must be made by June 29. Due to the coronavirus, declarations had previously been required 72 hours before a race.

The BHA’s statement read in part, “This change is only possible due to the support of trainers and other raceday attendees in supplying accurate and timely information to support the new and revised safety and infection control protocols, including the medical screening.

“We ask that you continue to support this effort as we return to 48hr declarations, so that the system can work smoothly and efficiently.”

There will still be additional information required of trainers after declarations have closed, including the Online Transport and Declaration Form, as specified in the BHA’s COVID-19 guidelines and operating procedures. For more information please go to www.britishhorseracing.com.

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Illness Claims Champion Conduit at 15

American and English champion Conduit (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}-Well Head {Ire}, by Sadler’s Wells) passed away last week after a short illness at Tullyraine House Stud, Racing Post reported on Wednesday. The Ballymacoll Stud homebred was 15.

“Three weeks ago he was bouncing and his usual self, but within a short space of time it became apparent he had suffered a very acute brain injury, ” Hugh Suffern, principal of Tullyraine House Stud, told Racing Post. “He fought very hard for around three weeks, but eventually he succumbed in the middle of last week.”

A winner of the 2008 G1 St. Leger and GI Breeders’ Cup Turf for trainer Sir Michael Stoute, he was named the 2008 English Highweighted 3-year-old from 10 1/2-13 1/2 furlongs and 13 1/2 furlongs and up and the Eclipse Champion Grass Horse Stateside that year, too.

The chestnut returned as a 4-year-old and added Ascot’s G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S. and another edition of the Breeders’ Cup Turf to his resume and was awarded another championship in England, as the Highweighted Older Horse from 11-14 furlongs, while he was also third in the 2009 G1 Coral-Eclipse S.

Breeding rights in Conduit had been acquired by Big Red Farm prior to his second Breeders’ Cup win. Retired after a fourth-place finish in the G1 Japan Cup with a mark of 15-7-2-3 and $5,815,813 in earnings, Conduit served six seasons at Big Red Farm (2010-2015) before moving to Tullyraine House Stud in Ireland from 2016 onwards. At stud, he sired the GSP Daiichi Terminal (Jpn) and SP Kineo Pegasus (Jpn) in Japan, but his offspring have so far found more success in the jumping sphere.

Already responsible for G2 Great Voltigeur S. hero Hard Top (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), MSP Spray Gun (Ire) (Octagonal {NZ}) and the dams of G1 MacKinnon S. hero Glass Harmonium (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}), MGSW Arab Spring (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}), and G3 Tattersalls Musidora S. heroine Liber Nauticus (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}), as well as the granddam of English highweight, GI E. P. Taylor S. and G2 Middleton S. winner Blond Me (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), Well Head produced Conduit as her final foal.

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Tiz The Law Bringing Home The Bacon For Backstretch Workers In Sponsorship Deal

Sackatoga Stable has partnered with Smithfield for the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes this Saturday, June 20, 2020. Tiz the Law, trained by Barclay Tagg and ridden by Manny Franco, will go into the Belmont Stakes as the morning line favorite. As part of the partnership, jockey Manny Franco will be branded in Smithfield apparel.

In addition, Smithfield and Sackatoga Stable will donate to the Backstretch Employee Service Team (B.E.S.T.) and the New York Chaplaincy Food Pantry which provides health and wellness services to the backstretch employees. The substantial cash and product donation of Smithfield bacon will help over 750 backstretch workers.

“Sackatoga Stable is pleased to partner with Smithfield brand in its sponsorship of Tiz the Law in the Belmont Stakes,” said Sackatoga Stable owner Jack Knowlton. “We are pleased that it represents a continuation of our financial support for two organizations which provide critical support to the backstretch workers at New York Racing Association tracks.”

“We are proud to support Sackatoga Stable and their mission to give back to the backstretch community during this unprecedented time,” said Eric Gibson, director of marketing at Smithfield Foods. “We are thrilled to sponsor Tiz the Law and wish the team the best of luck in the Belmont Stakes.”

For more information on B.E.S.T. please visit https://www.bestbackstretch.org. For more information on The New York Race Track Chaplaincy please visit https://www.rtcany.org

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