Re: Belmont Stakes
You don't need to be a deep closer to win the Belmont. The years the clunkers have one (most of whom had big Tomlinson numbers) it seemed to be more due to the lack of staying power by those closer to the pace. This year we have a few horses capable of getting the 12 furlongs done at a decent clip. Bluegrass Cat and BnJ are real solid but I think Steppenwolfer has a shot and will almost certainly hit the board. Sunriver is the unknown, if it wasn't for Pletcher being the trainer I would have thrown him out. Stretching 3 furlongs with a trash Tomlinson number against a decent field is no small feat but I've seen the miracles the medicine men have performed in the past. I would strongly disagree with anyone that thinks there is value at 4-1 but I am not quite ready to take a position against him at this point.
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