Belmont Park Picks & Longshots

An early Pick 5 and a Pick 4 starting in R5. Because apparently one opportunity to question our judgment wasn’t enough. Early Pick 5, Races 1–5 | 50¢ base | $192 R1: 1,2,3,5 R2: 2,3,4,5 R3: 2,3 R4: 2,5,6 R5: 1,3,4,5 Pick 5 $264 - The 1,4 or 5 would have paid almost double that or more - but hey we'll take it! Pick 4, Races 5–8 | 50¢ base | $56 R5: 1,3,4,5 R6: 1,11 R7: 3,7 R8: 4,5,6,8,10,11,12 Total investment: $248 These are our tickets. Additional horses mentioned below are

Early Pick 5 — Races 1–5 | 50¢ base | $192 R1: 3, 6 R2: 1, 3, 4. R3: 2, 3, 5, 6. R4: 1, 3, 6, 8. R5: 2, 4, 5, 7 . . . That middle leg gave us a punch in the throat. Late Pick 4 — Races 8–11 | 50¢ base | $96 R8: 2, 5, 7, 9 R9: 1, 4 R10: 1, 3, 4, 7 R11: 2, 4, 6, 10 Total investment: $288 Those are our tickets. The race-by-race thoughts follow so you can build your own, trim ours, or identify precisely where you think we’ve lost our minds. Race-by-Race Commentary Race 1 — Usin

BELMONT EARLY PICK 5 - Five Races Between Us and a Better Attitude Yesterday Belmont escorted us out in the third leg. Naturally, we’re back with $192 and the belief that this time the horses will respect the amount of thought we’ve put into it. They’ve shown very little interest so far. 50¢ Pick 5 — $192 Race 1: 1, 2, 3, 6 Race 2: 1, 2, 6 Race 3: 1, 2, 4, 8 Race 4: 4, 6 Race 5: 1, 3, 5, 7 Dang it!!! We were live into the 5th! - if you played the pick 3's of Races 1,2,3 and

Belmont Race 5 — Late Pick 4, Leg 1 Using: 1, 2, 7, 9 #1 Ancient World gets class relief for Linda Rice and should land a stalking trip behind the early argument. Yes, we’re using the favorite. We question chalk; we don’t file a restraining order against it. #2 Tenebris offers tactical versatility and consistency, occasionally we let someone with a steady employment history onto the ticket. #7 Apollo Code is the closer we want if Bootleg Runner and Graywing turn the opening f

Our Belmont Park picks, race-by-race commentary, and betting tickets are coming soon. Big races, big reputations. We’ll be looking for value, betting the obvious gets expensive when the obvious finishes fourth.