A solid fourth in the 2010 Dubai World Cup, Christophe Clement-trainee Gio Ponti is back to the races and will be the favorite in the Woodford Reserve Manhattan (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday. Over the course, Gio Ponti is four of six with two seconds for more than $800,000 in earnings, which includes a win in the 2009 edition of the race. The form from the Dubai World Cup has held up well since with the only horses to have started since and finished in front of Gio Ponti recording a win and two seconds in two international Group 1 events.
Take The Points, a surprisingly strong fifth in the 2010 Dubai Duty Free (G1), five lengths behind Al Shemali, makes his third start of 2010 and first since that UAE trip. He will break from post five in the eleven horse field for trainer Todd Pletcher with Gio Ponti earning a spot on the rail.
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