Haldane

Haldane, who won a 7f New York-bred nw1x for fillies and mares by 5 lengths in excellent time at Belmont yesterday, was a glaring overlay at 20-1. She was making just her 3rd start, having captured her last in maiden special weight company at Saratoga by 3 1/4 lengths. She's a full sister to two Empire Classic winners (that's typically a 250k race): Organizer, and Dr. V's Magic. One of the siblings of her dam is Acceptable, who came very close to winning the 1996 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and siblings to her 2nd dam include Will's Way, Willa On the Move, and Citidancer. You might find New York-breds with stronger pedigrees, but not many. And because of a 62 Beyer in the last, you handicappers are going to allow 20-1? The favorite was the overwhelming Read the Research, fresh off a 76 Beyer she got in a $20,000 claiming win, that race coming two starts after she broke her maiden for the same $20,000. Haldane sure looks like a multiple stakes winner to me.