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The Haiku Handicapper Presented By BC2A Equine Sports Performance: 2020 Belmont Stakes

Time to analyze the 2020 Belmont Stakes field, in post position order, in the form of Haiku; a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.

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#1 – Tap It to Win
Did some growing up
From erratic rookie year
Could see redemption

#2 – Sole Volante
Would have liked him more
At a mile and a half
More room to uncoil

#3 – Max Player
Four months on the bench
Bred to get better with age
Wide range of outcomes

#4 – Modernist
Steady and proven
Doesn't enthrall, but trust goes
To Mott in New York

#5 – Farmington Road
Mid-to-deep closer
Has a graded stakes ceiling
Should get a small check

#6 – Fore Left
Last-minute entry
Found his mojo in Dubai
Too much still unknown

#7 – Jungle Runner
Calumet horses
Tend to blow up trifectas
But this one's helpless

#8 – Tiz the Law
The enduring force
In a crumbling division
It all goes through him

#9 – Dr Post
Can't knock his progress
This is his boldest jump yet
He's live in this group

#10 – Pneumatic
Two good ones beat him
Last time out in the Matt Winn
That's his selling point

Prediction
The scales of justice
Tip to the Cide of the Law
Three and four follow

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Brisnet.com Triple Crown Throwdown: Belmont Stakes

Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com takes on TDN’s Steve Sherack and Brian DiDonato as they handicap Triple Crown prep races plus the big three races themselves. The three will make $100 Win/Place bets in the preps and $200 Win/Place bets in the Belmont, Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Highest bankroll at the end wins.

DeRosa – Runhappy Santa Anita Derby Result – Honor A. P. got the money as the 2-1 second choice. Bankroll: $3215.

GI Belmont S. – In retrospect, Tiz the Law paying around $5 in his last two starts were gifts of epic proportions. He is the class (lone Grade I winner) and speed of this field with the added benefit of speed to sit and kick behind. I’d be more inclined to bet this horse to win by “over” a certain number of lengths than I would bet him to win if such a prop were offered. Selection: #8 Tiz the Law (6-5).

Sherack – Runhappy Santa Anita Derby Result – Well, we all picked Honor A. P. and he was only 2-1, but there aren’t many results that I’ve enjoyed more than that in recent memory. Bankroll: $2605.

GI Belmont S. – Tiz the Law is the most likely winner and should be awfully tough to beat, but I was high enough on Pneumatic going into the Matt Winn last time that I have to give him another chance. Outside post and some speed in front of him will bring out the best in this talented son of Uncle Mo. Selection: #10 Pneumatic (8-1).

DiDonato – Runhappy Santa Anita Derby Result – Looks like we were all right about Honor A. P., but credit to Sherack, who’s been on the horse since he finished second on debut. Bankroll: $3465.

GI Belmont S. – I thoroughly respect Tiz the Law, but he doesn’t absolutely have to win this–there are some unexposed types who could very well step up and beat him. Max Player, Pneumatic and Dr Post were all horses I drafted for my fantasy stable on the TDN Writers’ Room Podcast, and they’ve all got tons of upside. I’ll give Dr Post a try. The Todd Pletcher-trained son of Quality Road earned a pretty solid figure when breaking his maiden sprinting in March, and overcame a less-than-perfect trip to take his stakes debut on the stretch-out last time. He’s an extremely grindy type who needs to be ridden pretty much from start to finish, but he seems to have the stamina to excel over a testing one-turn nine panels. I’ve also caught replays of a couple of his recent breezes and he seems to be training very well for this class test. Selection: #9 Dr Post (5-1).

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Triple Crown News Minute Presented By Kentucky Equine Research: Kicking Off The Upside Down Triple Crown

The most unusual Triple Crown in American racing history begins on Saturday, with the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes from Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Normally run at a mile and a half in early June after the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, this year's Belmont will be contested around one turn at the abbreviated distance of nine furlongs in front of an empty grandstand because of the restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Tiz the Law, a New York-bred colt by Constitution, is the 6-5 morning line favorite for Sackatoga Stable and Barclay Tagg, the same owner-trainer combination that won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness with another New York-bred, Funny Cide. Empire Maker upstaged Funny Cide's quest for a Triple Crown, winning the Belmont on a day when more than 100,000 braved the cold and rainy weather.

Clear skies are forecast for Saturday.

While Tiz the Law is the clear favorite, based off Grade 1 victories in the 2019 Champagne at Belmont and the 2020 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park, there are some late bloomers who could offer a serious challenge, including Tap It to Win for trainer Mark Casse. In 2019, Casse took the final two legs of the Triple Crown with War of Will in the Preakness and Sir Winston in the Belmont.

In this edition of the Triple Crown News Minute, Ray Paulick and news editor Chelsea Hackbarth go through the field of 10 3-year-olds, assessing their chances and making their selections for this first American classic of 2020.

Watch today's Triple Crown News Minute below:

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Tiz The Law Draws Post Eight, Installed As 6-5 Morning Line Favorite For Belmont Stakes

Florida Derby winner Tiz the Law drew post eight of ten for Saturday's Grade 1 Belmont Stakes, the first race of the 2020 Triple Crown season due to rescheduling caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. To be held over a shortened distance of nine furlongs, the Belmont will be run without spectators or owners in attendance.

Trained by Barclay Tagg and ridden by Manny Franco, Tiz the Law was installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Belmont. The Sackatoga Stable-owned colt will be vying to take his connections on another whirlwind trip through the Triple Crown series, echoing their ride with Funny Cide in 2003.

Second choice at odds of 9-2 is Sole Volante, recent allowance winner at Gulfstream Park who will be running off just 10 days rest on Saturday. Trained by Patrick Biancone, the late-running son of Karakontie won the G3 Sam Davis at Tampa earlier this year, and will leave from post position two under jockey Luca Panici.

Unbridled Stakes winner Dr Post comes in as the 5-1 third choice for trainer Todd Pletcher, and will leave the gate from stall nine. Champion jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. will partner the Quality Road colt.

Tap It To Win drew the inside post and will be fourth choice at 6-1 on the morning line. Trained by Mark Casse, the recent allowance winner will get the services of jockey John Velazquez as he takes a major step up in class.

The entire field for the 2020 Belmont Stakes is as follows:

Tap It To Win (Velazquez, Casse) 6-1
Sole Volante (Panici, Biancone) 9-2
Max Player (Rosario, Rice) 15-1
Modernist (Alvarado, Mott) 15-1
Farmington Road (Castellano, Pletcher) 15-1
Fore Left (J. Ortiz, O'Neill) 30-1
Jungle Runner (Gutierrez, Asmussen) 50-1
Tiz the Law (Franco, Tagg) 9-5
Dr Post (I. Ortiz, Pletcher) 5-1
Pneumatic (Santana, Asmussen) 8-1

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