The pairing up of the 5- in the Derby was somewhat important in reading TMW positively on Ragozin. The number at age 2 helped, too, giving some sense that future development was imminent. If you liked him on Derby Day (I did, more than Friedman) but couldn't really bet him because he was such an underlay, you were likely to like him more on Belmont Day. His line looked healthier than *any* horse in the field, just slower than the top 2. Either of whom a case could be made were bounce candidates, especially FC.

I didn't play the Belmont other than singling EM in multi-race wagers. But Friedman's read on this race was an easy one-- not hard to come up with on the numbers.