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Tuesday, June 2, 2026 | Belmont Draw Analysis | Free Horse Racing Tips & Analysis
By ITM Staff
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Today’s Free Horse Racing Tips & Analysis
Final Answers: 2026 Belmont Stakes — Live Tonight, 7 PM ET
In the Money Media YouTube Channel | Also on Podcast
PTF and JK are joined by Belmont Stakes Day specialist Michael Adolphson for the definitive ITM preview of Saturday’s $2 million Grade 1 at Saratoga. The crew delivers their final picks for the Belmont Stakes and breaks down the complete all-stakes Pick 6 sequence — the True North (G3), Jaipur (G1), Woody Stephens (G1), Metropolitan Handicap (G1), and Manhattan (G1) — with complete field breakdowns including post positions, jockeys, trainers, and morning-line odds for every race in the sequence. Free horse racing tips and full wagering strategy for one of the biggest betting cards of the year. Subscribe to the In the Money Media YouTube channel so you don’t miss it.
Belmont Draw Reaction — PTF & JK
Posted Monday Night | In the Money Media YouTube
PTF and JK reacted to the post position draw live on Monday night. Their early read: Powershift (PP2) is the lone early speed in a nine-horse field, and the horses to beat are the ones who had trouble in the Kentucky Derby — Emerging Market, Commandment, and Chief Wallabee. Full breakdown of the morning line, connections’ comments from the draw ceremony, and their opening thoughts on the value picture at 9-2 for the Derby winner. PTF flagged that installing Golden Tempo as the third choice at 9-2 is a bold morning line, and that he is inclined to take the under on that price.
Assiniboia Downs Late Pick 4 — Tuesday, June 2
Mikee P. & Will Humphrey | Players’ Podcast | Posted Today
Mikee P. grabs ITM contributor and exercise rider Will Humphrey for a full breakdown of the $1 minimum Late Pick 4 tonight at Assiniboia Downs — a $50,000 guaranteed pool with a 15% takeout. First race post is 8:30 PM ET; the Pick 4 kicks off in Race 4 at 9:50 PM ET. Will also gives an inside look at the Graham Motion stable shipping to Saratoga this weekend, with several runners in contention across the Belmont Stakes Day card.
Belmont Stakes Draw Analysis
The 158th Belmont Stakes goes as Race 13 at Saratoga on Saturday night, June 6 — post time 7:04 PM ET on FOX. Nine horses. One and a quarter miles. The draw was held Monday afternoon at Saratoga and produced a straightforward pace scenario. Here is the complete field with post positions, jockeys, trainers, and morning-line odds.
Sources: Yahoo Sports / Lexington Herald-Leader | Equibase official entries | Horse Racing Nation
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitruvian Man | Doug O’Neill | Antonio Fresu | 30-1 |
| 2 | Powershift | Todd Pletcher | Luis Saez | 12-1 |
| 3 | Chief Wallabee | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 3-1 |
| 4 | Renegade | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 2-1 |
| 5 | Ottinho | Chad Brown | Dylan Davis | 20-1 |
| 6 | Growth Equity | Chad Brown | Manuel Franco | 12-1 |
| 7 | Commandment | Brad Cox | John Velazquez | 6-1 |
| 8 | Emerging Market | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | 6-1 |
| 9 | Golden Tempo | Cherie DeVaux | Jose Ortiz | 9-2 |
The Pace Shape
Connections Speak at the Draw
Trainer Cherie DeVaux on Golden Tempo’s outside draw in post 9: the horse will stalk the pace and make one run, just as he did at Churchill Downs on May 2. Bill Mott said Chief Wallabee is training well and has no problem with post 3. Chad Brown, whose stable sends out three runners — Ottinho (PP5), Growth Equity (PP6), and Emerging Market (PP8) — was circumspect at the draw, noting he expects the pace to be slow and that his horses will be positioned to pounce. For more from connections, see the full Horse Racing Nation draw report.
The Value Case: History Is on the Longshot’s Side
If a horse other than Golden Tempo wins Saturday, 23 different horses will have won the last 24 Triple Crown races — with Sovereignty (2025 Belmont winner) as the only horse to win multiple Triple Crown races in the span from 2019 to the present. Only one of the last 11 Triple Crown races has been won by the favourite: Journalism in the 2025 Preakness. Seven of the last 11 were won by the fourth choice or longer.
The morning line has Renegade (2-1) as the first choice — the Kentucky Derby runner-up who lost by a head to Golden Tempo at Churchill Downs on May 2 — with Chief Wallabee second at 3-1 and the Derby winner third at 9-2. For further historical context on this race and the Saratoga venue, see America’s Best Racing’s Belmont by the Numbers and the Daily Gazette fan guide to the final Belmont at Saratoga.
The ITM crew’s early directional read: the horses who had trouble in the Derby — Emerging Market (PP8), Commandment (PP7), and Chief Wallabee (PP3) — represent the value pool. Tune in to the Final Answers show tonight at 7 PM ET for the full analysis, pace projections, and specific betting recommendations. For the complete official Belmont Stakes field and entries, see the Equibase entries page.
Belmont Stakes Day — All-Stakes Pick 6 Field Guide
Saturday’s card at Saratoga is one of the richest single-day programmes in American racing. The Pick 6 sequence runs Races 8 through 13 and encompasses five graded stakes plus the Belmont itself. PTF, JK, and Michael Adolphson break down every race on tonight’s Final Answers show. All fields below are sourced from the official Equibase entries for Saratoga, June 6, 2026.
Race 8 — True North S. (G3) | $400,000 | 6½f | 4yo+
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acoustic Ave | Linda Rice | Jose Lezcano | 30-1 |
| 2 | Imagination | Bob Baffert | Flavien Prat | 4-1 |
| 3 | Bentornato | J.F. D’Angelo | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 8-5 |
| 4 | Listenupshance | Doug O’Neill | Antonio Fresu | 30-1 |
| 5 | Faust | Steve Asmussen | Jose L. Ortiz | 15-1 |
| 6 | Book’em Danno | Danny Ryan | Pedro Lopez | 2-1 |
| 7 | Be You | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 12-1 |
| 8 | Illuminare | Todd Pletcher | Manuel Franco | 10-1 |
| 9 | Pentathlon | Shug McGaughey | Dylan Davis | 12-1 |
Race 9 — Jaipur S. (G1) | $500,000 | 5½f Turf | 3yo+
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Governor Sam | George Weaver | Pedro Lopez | 15-1 |
| 2 | Bold Journey | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 30-1 |
| 3 | Litigation | B.A. Lynch | Florent Geroux | 7-2 |
| 4 | Works for Me | J.R. Lee | Flavien Prat | 6-1 |
| 5 | Reef Runner | D. Fawkes | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 4-1 |
| 6 | Ag Bullet | Rafael Baltas | John Velazquez | 3-1 |
| 7 | Clock Tower | Wesley Ward | Dylan Davis | 20-1 |
| 8 | John the Beer Man | R. Atras | Kendrick Carmouche | 10-1 |
| 9 | Twenty Six Black | H. De Paz | Manuel Franco | 12-1 |
| 10 | My Boy Prince | Mark Casse | Jose L. Ortiz | 5-1 |
Race 10 — Woody Stephens S. (G1) | $500,000 | 7f | 3yo
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilded Bandit | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 8-1 |
| 2 | Obliteration | Steve Asmussen | John Velazquez | 8-1 |
| 3 | Six Speed | George Weaver | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 10-1 |
| 4 | Stradale | Steve Asmussen | Ricardo Santana Jr. | 15-1 |
| 5 | Solitude Dude | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Flavien Prat | 6-1 |
| 6 | Crude Velocity | Bob Baffert | Florent Geroux | 9-5 |
| 7 | Englishman | Cherie DeVaux | Jose L. Ortiz | 3-1 |
| 8 | Civil Liberty | Doug O’Neill | Antonio Fresu | 10-1 |
| 9 | Taj Mahal | B.T. Russell | Manuel Franco | 15-1 |
Race 11 — Metropolitan H. (G1) | $1,000,000 | 1m | 3yo+
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nysos | Bob Baffert | Flavien Prat | 9-5 |
| 2 | Vibe | Todd Pletcher | Luis Saez | 15-1 |
| 3 | Antiquarian | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 6-1 |
| 4 | Saudi Crown | Brad Cox | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 8-1 |
| 5 | Rated by Merit | Chad Brown | Dylan Davis | 10-1 |
| 6 | Knightsbridge | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 7-2 |
| 7 | Journalism | Michael McCarthy | Jose L. Ortiz | 5-2 |
Race 12 — Manhattan S. (G1) | $1,000,000 | 1⅛m Turf | 4yo+
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiz Dashing | Barclay Tagg | Javier Castellano | 30-1 |
| 2 | Test Score | Graham Motion | Manuel Franco | 12-1 |
| 3 | Make Me King | H. Al Jehani | Jose L. Ortiz | 8-1 |
| 4 | Integration | Shug McGaughey | John Velazquez | 12-1 |
| 5 | Deterministic | Michael Clement | Kendrick Carmouche | 7-2 |
| 6 | Bright Picture | Andre Fabre | Flavien Prat | 3-1 |
| 7 | Rhetorical | W. Walden | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 2-1 |
| 8 | One Stripe | Graham Motion | G. Lerena | 6-1 |
| 9 | Battle of Normandy | Shug McGaughey | Dylan Davis | 20-1 |
For PTF, JK, and Michael Adolphson’s free horse racing tips and full wagering strategy on all six races in the sequence, tune in to the Final Answers show tonight at 7 PM ET on the In the Money Media YouTube channel. For full past performances on every horse in the card, visit Equibase.
Belmont Week at Saratoga — Full Schedule
This is the third and final year the Belmont Stakes runs at Saratoga before the race returns to a rebuilt Belmont Park in 2027. The Daily Gazette has a complete fan guide to attending if you’re planning to make the trip to Saratoga Springs.
| Day | Date | Key Events |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | June 2 | Final Answers show, 7 PM ET — PTF, JK, Michael Adolphson |
| Wednesday | June 3 | NY-Bred Showcase Day at Saratoga. First post 12:35 PM ET. |
| Thursday | June 4 | Racing at Saratoga. First post 12:35 PM ET. |
| Friday | June 5 | New York S. (G1), Acorn S. (G1), Ogden Phipps S. (G1/BC), Bed o’ Roses S. (G2), Wonder Again S. (G2). First post 11:45 AM ET. |
| Saturday | June 6 | Belmont Stakes Day. Belmont S. (G1, $2M), Metropolitan H. (G1, $1M), Manhattan S. (G1, $1M), Woody Stephens S. (G1, $500K), Jaipur S. (G1, $500K), Just a Game S. (G1, $500K), True North S. (G3, $400K). First post 11:00 AM ET. Belmont Stakes ~7:04 PM on FOX. |
| Sunday | June 7 | Racing continues. First post 12:35 PM ET. |
Last Week at ITM
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