5/26: Belmont (Met Mile; $239k C/O)

[philcski]

I'm not one to typically bash riders, but that ridiculous attempt by Castellano to fit the 7/5 favorite through a hole on the rail (after checking 6 times down the backstretch), unnecessarily, cost me the pick 6. Very poor decision, if he moves wide (and as the Fat Man said, it's generally the best way to win on the Belmont turf) he wins by 2-3 in hand. If you have the best horse, and don't need help saving ground like that, why subject yourself to racing luck when a 20-1 shot nearly sends you over the rail?