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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