Adelphi will run two in the Carle Place Stakes this weekend at Belmont Park...
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Keith McCalmont - Nov 1 2026
The Estate of R. Larry Johnson’s Virginia homebred Doubting Thomas brings winning form to Saturday’s $175,000 Carle Place, a six-furlong inner turf sprint for sophomores, at Belmont Park.
The Carle Place is slated as Race 7 on Saturday’s 10-race card, which is headlined by the Grade 2, $300,000 Mother Goose in Race 9. The stakes-laden program also features the Listed $200,000 Dwyer in Race 8 and the Listed $175,000 Pumpkin Pie in Race 6. First post is 11:40 a.m. Eastern
Trained by Michael Trombetta, Doubting Thomas [post 4, Jorge Ruiz] enters from a convincing one-length score last out on October 10 here in the seven-furlong Bricks and Mortar. There, with returning jockey Jorge Ruiz up, Doubting Thomas closed six-wide down the lane and staved off the onrushing Iron Palace for the smart score in a final time of 1:20.17. The winning effort earned Doubting Thomas a career-best 84 Beyer Speed Figure.
The Caravaggio colt entered the Bricks and Mortar from a non-threatening sixth in the one-mile Gio Ponti in September at Saratoga Race Course.
“The only flaw on his form is the two-turn race. We thought he'd be able to go further,” Trombetta said. “I had my reservations about running him back seven-eighths, but it was a one-turn race, and he handled it real well.
