Boy, it's a hot one here on Long Island the day before the Belmont. A steamy, humid, Saratoga-in-August type day. Tomorrow is expected to be cooler, only expected to scrape 80, and there is a chance of thunderstorms (30 percent, according to weather.com). So long as it's not a washout, the track should be in good shape for the race, which will go off just before 6:30 p.m.
Belmont has a great undercard set up as well, with a couple of Derby horses running in other races and some familiar older horses (2006 Travers runner Hesanoldsalt and longtime favorite Evening Attire to name two) set to run in the Birdstone, an overnight stakes race, early in the day.
I have been meaning for some time to put in here something trainer Larry Jones (Hard Spun) said earlier in the week. He was discussing his desire for jockey Garrett Gomez to show patience with his colt, as that is what is takes to win the Belmont. There is one exception to that rule, however: "The one race wheree I saw a jockey show a lack of patience was in 1973 with Secretariat - and it didn't look like it mattered." For those unfamiliar with that reference (if you are, you probably don't read this blog anyway), Jones was referring to the 1973 edition of the Belmont which Secretariat and jockey Ron Turcotte won by 31 lengths to wrap up the Triple Crown.
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