HOT PICKS SUPERFECTA Belmont Stakes Post Time: 6:37pm HORSE TRAINER 11- Keith Desormeaux The Preakness winner looks to become the 19th horse in Thoroughbred history to win the Preakness and the Belmont stakes. He should get first run on many of the deep closers and handles any surface, although he would gain a major advantage on a sloppy track.

4-Suddenbreakingnews Donnie Von Hemel Mike Smith Finished full of run in the Derby after encountering early trouble when forced to steady twice before the big, bulky field passed the stands the first time. Even though the Belmont isn’t normally won by a deep stretch runner, he’s hard to leave out of the number while switching to Half of Fame rider Mike Smith.

10-Lani Miko Matsunaga Yutaka Take Reports are his focus has improved since arriving in the U.S. and there is no doubt the Belmont Stakes has been the race his connections have been prepping him for. While he is still very slow leaving the starting gate, going the one and one-half mile distance shouldn’t be a problem..

1-Governor Malibu This improving New York bred had to wait for racing room on the turn in the and it might have cost him the victory. The same connections teamed up to upset in the Belmont two years ago with . Drawing the rail seems to be an advantage here as that position has won more Belmont stakes than any other post. 11-4-10-1

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