Up-and-Coming Unmatched Wisdom Favored in Curlin

The July 20 Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park and the July 27 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course are two races utilized as launching pads toward the Aug. 24 Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, but for eligible runners, Saratoga’s July 19 Curlin Stakes provides an easier path. A 1 1/8-mile dirt race, the Curlin is restricted to horses who have not won a graded stakes at a mile or over this year.

Some of the six competitors, at least this year, appear to have graded quality. Corporate Power  won the restricted Sir Barton Stakes on the Preakness Stakes (G1) undercard; Unmatched Wisdom  is unbeaten in two starts, running stakes-quality speed figures each time; and Timeout , Elephant Ear, and Django  enter the Curlin off last-out victories in either maiden or allowance optional claiming company. Longshot Catire Vizcaya  appears outgunned.

#3 Unmatched Wisdom remains unmatched in his 2 career starts as he takes Race 2 at Belmont at the Big A as the 1/5 favorite!

Jockey: Flavien Prat
Trainer: Chad Brown
Owner: Klaravich Stables Inc

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Courtland Farms’ Corporate Power, a winner of two of four starts for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey, closed to take the 1 1/16-mile Sir Barton by a head over Gould’s Gold , a next-out runner-up in the Ohio Derby (G3). Corporate Power is just the 7-2 third choice on the morning line, trailing Klaravich Stables’ Unmatched Wisdom (4-5) and Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s Timeout (2-1), both of whom captured 1 1/8-mile races in fast time most recently at Aqueduct Racetrack.