A bevy of other Midlantic-breds also had productive Belmont weekend outings, including G2 Intercontinental winner Future Is Now and runner-up Roses for Debra, G1 Belmont runner-up Mindframe, and G1 New York runner-up Neecie Marie.

The New Jersey-bred Book’em Danno, a three-year-old gelding by Bucchero, has developed into perhaps the best sophomore sprinter in the country. Undefeated at distances under a mile, Book’em Danno’s 2024 resume includes wins in the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and most recently in the Woody Stephens.

In the Woody Stephens, Book’em Danno, under jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., went well clear in the stretch before holding off the late charge of post time favorite Prince of Monaco. It was the first graded stakes win of Book’em Danno’s career and pushed his lifetime bankroll to more than $845,000.

Out of the Ghostzapper mare Adorabella, Book’em Danno was bred in New Jersey by Gregory J. Kilka and Bright View Farm. He is owned by Atlantic Six Racing LLC and trained by Derek Ryan.

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While Book’em Danno has been building his case for top sophomore over time, a successful two-year-old campaign leading to a better sophomore season, the runner-up to date in the three-year-old poll has emerged quite suddenly.

That’s the Maryland-bred Mindrame, who as late as March had not yet made a start. Now, less than three months from his unveiling, the Constitution colt is ranked second among Midlantic-bred sophomores and looks poised to assume a role as one of the best of his generation nationally.

Mindframe, trained by Todd Pletcher for Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC, won his first two starts with consummate ease  In the Belmont with Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons, he was never far off a pace set by Seize the Grey and then Dornoch, bid to even terms and even briefly put a head in front in the stretch, then shied outward in midstretch and ultimately settled for second, just a half-length behind winner Dornoch.

Mindframe is 2-for-3 in his career and has nearly $450,000 in earnings. He is out of the Street Sense mare Walk of Stars and was bred by R. Larry Johnson, also the breeder of the fourth-ranked among older horses, Future Is Now.

Among older runners, the hard-hitting Maryland-bred Post Time reigns supreme. Though no match for winner National Treasure in the Met Mile, Post Time rallied willingly under jockey Sheldon Russell, husband of Post Time’s trainer Brittany Russell, to be second.

Post Time has run five times this year, winning three, including the Grade 2 Carter and Grade 3 General George. In his two most recent starts he was second. In all, Post Time has eight wins from 11 starts and has never been worse than third.

Post Time is by Frosted out of the stakes-winning Fairbanks mare Vielsalm. He was bred in Maryland by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Dr. Brooke Bowman, and Milton P. Higgins, III. He is owned by Hillwood Stable LLC.

Rounding out the list of three-year-olds are Call Another Play, Uncle Heavy, and Speedyness. After Post Time among older horses are I’m Very Busy, Neecie Marie, Future Is Now, and Roses for Debra.

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