I don't believe that post position is usually much of a factor in the Belmont; while in theory Big Brown could get boxed in behind traffic from the 1, he should have enough natural ability to overcome such adversity. However, the strategy in the Belmont often seems to be to get the favorite to run...

Monday's inaugural running of the Smarty Jones S. turned into a Holy Bull memorial when his sons, LIBERTY BULL and ISABULL, distanced themselves from the rest of the field nearing the conclusion of the far turn. The pair battled to the one-mile finishing pole at Oaklawn Park, but Isabull could never...