By Christie DeBernardis
'TDN Rising Star' Analyze It (Point of Entry) looks to take his perfect record to four-for-four as the heavy favorite in Saturday's GIII Pennine Ridge S. at Belmont, which is the local prep for the GI Belmont Derby July 7. Graduating by 6 1/4 lengths in his career bow in Elmont Oct. 28, the bay followed suit with a front-running score in the GIII Cecil B. Demille S. Nov. 26 and kicked off this term with another daylight victory in the GIII Transylvania S. at Keeneland Apr. 6. The Chad Brown trainee will try to run away with it early as the lone speed of the race.
Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) returns to the turf after competing on the GI Kentucky Derby trail for the first half of his sophomore season. Winner of the grassy GIII With Anticipation S. at Saratoga in August and fourth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Nov. 3, the bay romped in his main track debut in the GII Remsen S. at Aqueduct in December. Runner-up in the GIII Sam F. Davis S. Feb. 10, he could only manage fourth behind subsequent GI Kentucky Derby-third Audible (Into Mischief) in the GI Florida Derby Mar. 31.
Winner of last term's GII Summer S. and runner-up to Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Nov. 2, Untamed Domain (Animal Kingdom) seeks his first success of 2018 in this spot. Third as the favorite in the GIII Dania Beach S. at Gulfstream Feb. 3, the 'TDN Rising Star' was sixth when trying dirt in the GII Tampa Bay Derby Mar. 10 and came running late for second behind GII Penn Mile favorite Maraud (Blame) in the GII American Turf S. at Churchill on the First Saturday in May.
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