Happy Belmont Day

Things are in full swing at Belmont Park as we are already four races into the 13-race event. Of course, the Belmont is the 11th race on the card.

After a huge deluge yesterday afternoon, the skies have partially parted and the sun is very slowly coming out. The track is good so there is a little moisture left over and the turf is soft.

A lot of the talk in the Press Box is centered on Derby winner Mine That Bird and his jockey, Calvin Borel. A lot of the writers, including yours truly, are still wondering why Borel elected not to ride any horses before the Belmont. In fact, he bailed off the one horse he was slated to ride (5th race - Tobruk).

Going into the day, Mine That Bird was the 7-5 favorite and Charitable Man was the 8-5 second choice.

I will be back all day with lots of odds updates and a closer look at the Belmont field.