Offering Plan Tops Field for $100,000 Awad Stakes at Belmont

Topping the field at morning line odds of 2-1 is Offering Plan for turf-specialist trainer Chad Brown. Bred in New York, the two-year-old son of Spring at Last was purchased for $135,000 in April. He made his debut a winning one against state-bred competition on the turf at Saratoga and followed that up with a third-place effort in the Pilgrim (G3) last time out. Irad Ortiz, Jr. will be aboard for the first time from post seven.

Vision Perfect a top threat on the front end

Vision Perfect has been tabbed at 7-2 on the morning line for owner and breeder Robert Spiegel. A son of Pollard’s Vision trained by David Donk, the dark bay colt broke his maiden in his second career start after a roughly run debut effort. He was second, beaten a length after setting the pace, in the Pilgrim (G3) last time out. Regular rider Manuel Franco will remain aboard and they will break from the outside.

Well-bred Gustnado making stakes debut 

Trainer Bill Mott will saddle Gustnado at morning line odds of 5-1 with Joel Rosario in the irons from post position nine. The dark bay colt, a $285,000 yearling, is by Smart Strike out of a half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus. After a fourth-place finish in his debut, he broke his maiden last time out in his second career start with a one-length score at Belmont Park on the turf. He will be trying winners for the first time.