Search

Either Lad winning will do just fine for Pearce in Belmont Classic

Outspoken Lad or Black Fantasy.

It doesn't matter which one of the Dan and Ben Pearce-trained gallopers win tomorrow's Listed Belmont Classic (2200m), they will be happy either way.

Black Fantasy sat outside and beat Outspoken Lad by a short neck in the Aquanita Stakes (2000m) a fortnight ago.

The pair have clashed five times in their short careers to date and Black Fantasy has beaten Outspoken Lad home on three of those occasions.

Co-trainer Dan Pearce said there was still very little between the pair going into tomorrow's feature and he wouldn't be surprised if either of them won.

"They've been even all the way through," he told TABradio.

"I thought they were really even going into the last one and it proved that way.

"I don't really care, as long as one of them wins.

"If you were being fair, Outspoken Lad deserves one and they can have one each."

Black Fantasy heads up the TABtouch market at $2.90 for the $125,000 event, with Mystery Moment at $4.40 and Outspoken Lad at $4.80.

Mystery Moment is considered the leading chance of the four fillies in the Belmont Classic, with all four finishing within two lengths of Searchin' Rocs in the Belmont Oaks (2000m) a fortnight ago.

Pearce said he expected the inclusion of the fillies into the Belmont Classic to provide stiff opposition for his pair.

"There were a couple of nice runs without much luck out of that race," he said.

"It's a little bit hard to read.

"All we can do is take our boys there in good order, which we're confident they are."

The Belmont Classic gets underway at 2.04 tomorrow afternoon.

 


Racing and Sports

today's racing

Error occured
{{disciplineGroup.DisciplineFullText}}
{{course.CountryName || course.Country}}