Rags To Riches to Belmont?

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

My question is which two of the three would have to not run in order for the Belmont to be likely and which one of the three would have to skip the race in order for him to consider it strongly? Say for instance only Hard Spun goes. Does Pletcher then go in the Belmont with Rags? What if the one is Curlin or if it's Street Sense? Does he still go because it's only one? I don't know if that makes sense to me. If he's not going in with the intention of winning, why go at all? And if he is going with the intention of winning.....and thinks his horse can beat either Curlin or Street Sense, shouldn't he feel that his horse can beat both of them since they are pretty much even? And if he feels his horse can beat them, he should feel his horse can beat Hard Spun too. So why not run if all three are there if u feel u can beat all three?

What?
If all three of the top colts go, her chances of winning would absolutely be decreased. Not because one particular colt is better than her, but because it just stacks up as a much more difficult race overall. I am not saying that I agree with TP's rationale (she could win no matter who shows up), but it sounds to me like he is deciding whether or not to send her based on how tough the race comes up. That seems pretty reasonable to me.