I think whether Smarty wins the Belmont or not will come down to if Stewart Elliot moves to soon. Anybody remembers Kent ride on Real Quiet, Stevens ride on Silver Charm, or Antleys ride on Charismatic? I'm not saying any of those were deserving triple crown candidates, but with a more patient ride I think all could have won.

Will Elliot be over confident as the others and push the button too soon only to be run down in the final strides? My thought is, there are not that many 1 1/2 mile races, and jockeys that are on pressing horse tend to move a little to soon. Whats good for a 1 1/4 is not good for a 1 1/2.

We all know who the best horse is...but then again so was Real Quiet