[Kasept]

A different kind of Triple Crown season draws to a close today, having already produced a highly memorable and entertaining traverse of results and emotions. The 'heroes and villains' of this particularly peculiar campaign have exchanged hats more than once since Kentucky, but the overall winner in the final analysis may be the game of racing with several potentially sustainable equine and human stars having emerged.

Weather has been poor the last 48 hours and we will encounter a wet track to start the day at Belmont. With luck, the main track should improve as the afternoon wears on, but there has to be a great deal of moisture in it to start. The turf will be yielding at best. Good luck today, and I hope you have enjoyed 'At the Races' coverage of the 2009 Derby, Preakness and Belmont.


BELMONT PARK


PRE-SCRATCHES


1st: NYB-ALW/N1X, 3+, 6f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #1 Dixieland Star 2-1 2nd
Best Value: #10 Toque 10-1 3rd
Next Best: #5 Living Out a Dream 8-1 4th
Super Add: #7 Justin P 30-1 5th


2nd: OC/N1X, 3+, 7f (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #3 Speight of Hand 7-2 2nd
Best Value: #5 Brother Nick 10-1 6th
Next Best: #7 Just Ben 3-1 WON


3rd: MSW, 3+, 1m (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #2 Convocation 3-1 WON
Best Value: #12 Frenchonionsoup 10-1 7th
Next Best: #11 Wanted Alive 5-1 8th
Super Add: #8 Bimini 6-1 4th


4th: OC/N2X, 3+, 8.5f-IT (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #2 Expansion 3-1 2nd
Best Value: #8 Blazing Dynamo 6-1 8th
Next Best: #3 Slam Dunk 5-1 6th
Super Add: #1 Spurred 9-2 5th

OFF THE TURF: 11-12-13-5


5th: ALW/N1X, 3+, 8.5f-T (P3, DD, Super)

Best Value: #5 Le Grand Cru 10-1 5th
Most Likely: #10 Sette E Mezzo 4-1 WON
Next Best: #8 My Man Lars 12-1 6th
Super Add: #9 Western Influence 10-1 9th

OFF THE TURF: 5-14-11-12


<$75 P4 Play:

2: 3-5-6-7
3: 2-12
4: 2-3-8 (OFF: 11-12-13)
5: 5-8-10 (OFF: 5-11-14)

4x2x3x3 = $72


6th: 31st True North H. (Gr. II), 3+, 6f (P6, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #6 Fabulous Strike 2-1 WON
Best Value: #5 Desert Key 6-1 6th
Next Best: #1 Benny the Bull 5-2 2nd


7th: 16th Just a Game (Gr. I), F&M-3+, 1m-T (G/S, P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #5 Forever Together 6-5 2nd
Best Value: #7 Diamondrella 8-1 WON
Next Best: #3 Captain's Lover 8-1 5th
Super Add: #1 Caribean Sunset 6-1 4th


8th: 25th Woody Stephens (Gr. II), 3yo, 7f (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #2 THIS ONE'S FOR PHIL 7-2 5th
Best Value: #8 Hull 3-1 4th
Next Best: #1 Godolphin-Darley entry 2-1 2nd


9th: 79th Acorn (Gr. I), 3yo-F, 1m (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #8 Justwhistledixie 8-5 2nd
Next Best: #7 Dream Play 6-1 9th
Best Value: #6 Livin Lovin 15-1 4th
Super Add: #2 Gabby's Golden Gal 15-1 WON


10th: 108th Manhattan H. (Gr. I), 3+, 10f-IT (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #5 Gio Ponti 7-2 WON
Best Value: #11 Lauro 15-1 7th
Next Best: #1 (POE) Court Vision 4-1 5th
Super Add: #9 Cosmonaut 6-1 4th


11th: 141st Belmont Stakes (Gr. I), 3yo, 12f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #7 Mine That Bird 2-1 3rd
Next Best: #2 Dunkirk 4-1 2nd
Best Value: #9 Miner's Escape 15-1 10th
Super Add: #1 Chocolate Candy 10-1 9th


<$200 P6 Play:

6: 5-6
7: 5
8: 2-8
9: 7-8
10: 1-5-11
11: 1-2-6-7

2x1x2x2x3x4 = 96 x $2 = $192


<$75 P4 Play:

8: 2-8
9: 6-7-8
10: 1-5-11
11: 1-2-6-7

2x3x3x4 = $72


12th: NYB-MSW, 3+, 6f (DD, Super)

OFF THE TURF

Most Likely: #13 SCR
Best Value: #15 Believe in Love 6-1 10th
Next Best: #14 African Knight 3-1 3rd
Super Add: #2 Monastir 8-1 2nd


13th: CLM/N2L, 3+, 6f (Super)

OFF THE TURF

Most Likely: #16 Lincoln Road 3-1 10th
Best Value: #2 Driven by Royal 8-1 2nd
Next Best: #4 SCR
Super Add: #14 Wanda's Double 4-1 WON


<$75 P4 Play:

10: 1-5-11
11: 1-2-6-7
12: (SCR-13)-14-15
13: 2-16

3x4x3x2 = $72


Good luck!
Steve