I’m back from my travels and I had a very productive trip, including attending my first demolition derby at the Frederick County Fair AND trying a fried oreo for the first time. I spent some time on the backside at Laurel Park. I also got to see the Pope driving by in his Fiat (like any other car would have been the right choice) across 34th street in mid-town Manhattan and having a very nice conversation with (my new friend) Andy Serling at Belmont Park. Plus I had a candid conversation with racing attorney extraordinaire Karen Murphy that I’ll be writing about this week.

Meanwhile, I’m back with selections for Belmont. I think it has been a difficult meet where in too many of the races the favorites look too good and the longer prices look inferior. But we’ll keep looking for some solid longshots. Since I’m posting the night before, selections are before scratches and assume races stay on the turf.

Race 1      4-3-6

Race 2      1-5-4

Race 3      7-2-3

Race 4      6-2-4

Race 5      5-6-3

Race 6      8-5-7-10

Race 7      7-8-2

Race 8      7-2-5

Race 9      5-7-10