Lost in the Fog, Funny Cide featured on Belmont undercard

Lost in the Fog will not be overlooked in the Riva Ridge (Debra Kral/Horsephotos.com)

Unbeaten LOST IN THE FOG (Lost Soldier) and champion FUNNY CIDE (Distorted
Humor) are among the top draws for a quartet of Grade 2 races on Saturday’s
Belmont S. (G1) undercard. Lost in the Fog tops a field of eight in the $200,000
Riva Ridge Breeders’ Cup S. (G2) for three-year-olds at seven furlongs, and Funny Cide will face eight opponents in the $250,000 Brooklyn H. (G2) over 1 1/8
miles. The $300,000 Just a Game Breeders’ Cup H. (G2) and $200,000 True North
Breeders’ Cup H. (G2) are also offered prior to the 137th running of the Belmont
Stakes.

A convincing winner of all six career starts, Lost in the Fog owns victories
in the Swale S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park, Bay Shore S. (G3) at Aqueduct and set a
new track record at Golden Gate Fields when capturing the six-furlong Golden
Bear Breeders’ Cup S. in 1:07 1/5 last out. Greg Gilchrist trains the exciting
dark bay, but regular rider Russell Baze won’t be able to take the mount due to
a broken collarbone. Edgar Prado will replace Baze in the saddle.

Multiple stakes winner GOING WILD (Golden Missile) returns to the sprint
ranks following unplaced showings in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1),
Gotham S. (G3) hero and Wood Memorial (G1) runner-up SURVIVALIST (Danzig)
shortens up in distance for trainer Shug McGaughey and MIDDLE EARTH (Dixieland
Band) comes into the Riva Ridge off a pair of impressive
victories over allowance and maiden rivals in Kentucky.

The complete field, from the rail with riders and weights, is WAR PLAN (Fusaichi
Pegasus), Javier Castellano, 115; Lost in the Fog, 123; Going Wild, Jerry Bailey,
123;
Survivalist, John Velazquez, 123; Middle Earth, Gary Stevens, 115; EGG HEAD (Honor
Grades), Richard Migliore, 119; PROUD ACCOLADE (Yes It’s True), Mike Smith, 123; and TANI
MARU (Cherokee Run), Jose Santos, 119.

Intercontinental is seeking her third straight win (Uli Seit/Horsephotos.com)

Grade 1 heroine INTERCONTINENTAL (GB) (Danehill) is back to defend her title
in the one-mile Just a Game over the Widener Turf, and the Bobby Frankel charge
opened her five-year-old campaign with another facile victory in the Jenny Wiley
S. (G3) at Keeneland. The Juddmonte homebred is the 123-pound highweight with
Bailey.

Ten distaffers, including one main-track only contestant, are entered for the
Just a Game. The entire cast, from inside out with riders and imposts, is PLEASE
TAKE ME OUT (Take Me Out), Jorge Chavez, 113; RISKAVERSE (Dynaformer),
Velasquez, 119; Intercontinental; MAMBO SLEW (Kingmambo), Stevens, 116; WONDER
AGAIN (Silver Hawk), Prado, 121; SAND SPRINGS (Dynaformer), Velazquez, 117;
CHANGING WORLD (Spinning World), Pablo Fragoso, 115; FORTUNATE DAMSEL (Runaway
Groom), Castellano, 115; ASTI (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), Jean-Luc Samyn, 115; and
FORTY MARCHANTA (Arg) (Roar), no rider, 119.

Forty Marchanta is entered for the main track only.

The True North attracted a full field of 12, and three horses — MASS MEDIA
(Touch Gold)), SMOKUME (Smoke Glacken) and WILLY O’THE VALLEY (Will’s Way) —
will share co-highweight of 117 pounds in the six-furlong sprint.