The best part of Rachel Alexandra’s win is that it quashes the wild-eyed, ill-informed zealots who gleefully seek to destroy the game due to their inability to comprehend what the horseplayer, fan and industry stakeholder all love about it: the fact that it induces genuine and unfettered emotion.

The types that spew vitriol at racing and eagerly claim the sport is dying, which unfortunately includes some within the sport itself, are jealous misanthropes who seek validation for their own sad lives. Because they are completely desensitized to experiences like the thrall of Baltimore Saturday, or too frightened to feel the despair of Louisville a year ago, they try to diminish the experience for those intrepid enough to brave racing’s natural highs and lows. Too bad for them. They don’t know what they’re missing.

Window work went well too Saturday, catching some excellent ‘Best Value’ runners including $40.20 Motown Shuffle in the ALW 5th and $28.40 No Advantage in the Schaefer. Offered up the Preakness triple as well, with Musket/Mine inversed behind Rachel on top. Hit 3 of the 4 Pick 4’s Friday-Saturday, but lost money on the short-priced sequences. Hope you did well on the Black-Eyed Susan-Preakness Weekend… Belmont carryover to try today.

BELMONT PARK

PRE-SCRATCHES

5th: MSW, F&M-3+, 7f-T (P6, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #4 More to the Story 3-1
Best Value: #7 Strike the Bell 10-1
Next Best: #10 Miss Catalyst 2-1

6th: MDN CLM, 3yo-F, 8.5f-T (G/S, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #2 Powder Burn 8-5
Best Value: #8 Proud Diva 8-1
Next Best: #4 Selene’s Delight 12-1

7th: MSW, 3+, 1m (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #6 Allrightsreserved 3-1
Best Value: #7 Country Trick 10-1
Next Best: #2 Empirior 9-2
Exotics Use: #1e Zito entry 5-2

8th: Lure, 3+, 7f-T (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #2 Prince Rahy 5-2
Best Value: #4 Elusive Gift 5-1
Next Best: #6 Ballast 4-1
Super Add: #7 Our Friend Harvey 3-1

9th: CLM/N1Y, 3+, 9f-T (DD, Super)

Most Likely: #2 Optimer 2-1
Best Value: #6 Thunder Minister 10-1
Next Best: #7 Bon Marie 3-1
Super Add: #1 (POE) Akebono 8-1

10th: 31st Mount Vernon, NYB F&M-3+, 8.5f-T (Super)

Most Likely: #6 I Lost My Choo 2-1
Best Value: #7 You Go West Girl 4-1
Next Best: #3 Love Cove 5-1
Super Add: #4 Chestoria 6-1

<$300 P6 Play:

5: 4-7-10
6: 2-8
7: 1-2-6-7
8: 2
9: 2-6-7
10: 6-7

3x2x4x1x3x2 = 144 x $2 = $288

<$75 P4 Play:

7: 1-2-6-7
8: 2-4
9: 2-6-7
10: 3-6-7

4x2x3x3 = $72

Good luck!
Steve

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