Phil Gleaves has entered both of his 2-year-old turf winners from the Belmont meet, as Yes and Yes (1) and Swamp Rat (8) both won their debuts at healthy mutuels. It’s hard to separate them, as they both have off the pace running styles and have proven themselves against solid competition. I’m using them, but there are some interesting first time turfers in the line-up.

One of those is obviously Sir Truebadour (12), who is a full-brother to top turf sprinter Regally Ready. He showed promise on dirt earlier this year, but may be destined to hookup with the other speeds in the early going of this race.

At a bigger price, I’m more interested in CHASE GREATNESS (11). This Horacio DePaz trainee has been meant for turf, as he was entered for that surface in his second career start. As a son of More Than Ready and a half-brother to this barn’s stakes-placed turf filly Chubby Star, grass is supposed to be his preferred surface. He showed some promise beating today’s rival Carter Cat in the slop two back and then he never had a fair chance after breaking slowly in the Sanford last time. It’s a good sign to see a live rider like Jose Ortiz take the mount, and he should get a good trip stalking from mid-pack.