6/11 (BEL): Belmont Stakes Probables/Possibles

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Originally Posted by PatCummings

I said to a friend before the race that Shackleford looked like DaTara, a sweaty mess before his Belmont win. It doesn't help I said this 30 seconds before the race. Point being, this same person turned to me as the horses loaded in for the 2008 Belmont and said "DaTara looks like a longshot to get five furlongs."

That was when I learned that prerace appearances don't always tell the story.

It certainly happens, that a washed out horse does run good at times. But i would rather toss em most of the time.