re: Official Belmont Thread.

Maker said General a Rod “came out of the Preakness excellent,” which gave him the confidence to try the Belmont.

“Mike’s around the horse every day. He feels like he’s doing well and we should run in the Belmont,” Wolf said.

Wolf said he thought General a Rod “could have been second” in the Preakness with a better trip, “and possibly competed with the winner.”

“He made a hell of a run to do what he did,” Wolf said.

General a Rod is scheduled to fly to New York on Thursday on a flight that also includes Belmont runner Medal Count, who is trained by Dale Romans.

ahh, the delusion of grandeur. He would have almost certainly been third without having to avoid Ria Antonia, but he wasn't going to be anywhere near the leaders at the wire.

I wish the connections of Social Inclusion would help out their colt just a bit more. Send him in the Woody Stephens or even the Easy Goer. Get his mind right again, and then work back up to the Grade 1 routes. Regardless of what happens on next Saturday, Chrome is likely headed back to Del Mar rather than Saratoga so the Travers could very well be there for the taking.