Finally Blemont Week . . . whadaya think?

[JolyB]

My overall level of enthusiasm dropped a bit when I looked at the rest of the Belmont card. The run of Grade 1 races with storied reputations is still there, but where are the horses? I'm referring to the number of graded stakes with very small fields - the Acorn, the Just A Game, the Ogden Phipps and the Met Mile all have only 5 entrants; the Woody Stephens only 6 and the Brooklyn only 7. Fortunately the Jaipur and the Manhattan both have full fields and appear to be good betting races.

It may be tough to find much betting value in some of those races with small fields, no matter how good the horses who are running might be. Don't get me wrong. I love to watch talented horses running, but some of those Grade 1 races will be great races to watch but not so good for betting.