Sun King runs Today at Belmont

Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin

with two scratches, (Sinister G and Lieutenant Danz) the spot is even softer. I'm wondering why Zito doesn't just keep SK focused on the shorter distances where he's seeing some nice success.

Good question because SK has zero shot against the top horses going 10F. His effort at 8F was tremendous but horses like Flower Alley and Invasor would toy with him. Even that overrated Harlington beat him soundly. Funny Cide finished ahead of him both times this year too.