The Ben Pearce trained commodity Raising Dubai accepted for the Belmont meeting on Saturday, May 30 in a BM 60 handicap over 1600 m with Jerry Noske aboard jumping from an awkward barrier 10 of 11.
As the field settled over the mile in the TAB Touch Hcp event it was Virtual Trader first into stride Deralon was second Victobougg was in third with Drive West in fourth, with the top four runners displaying odds from 10 to 1 to 80 to 1, as Raising Dubai settled off the pace on landing out deep from the wide gate.
Coming to the turn the order was unchanged as Virtual Trader lead on the fence Deralon was off its girth, Drive West was third, Victobougg was in on the rail with Norske allowing Raising Dubai running room setting off prior to the straight to chase the race leader which was still under a hold but out by a couple, Raising Dubai was doing the chasing with the rest of the field unable to reach the leaders, and as