really great to see full fields (have only looked at the first day, thus far).
Belmont (this year) was one of my favorite all-time meets. Really loved it. Great racing, great menu. Even so, with me being a grumpy nerd; there were a bunch of dirt stakes or decent restricted class, where I was frustrated to see only '6' or so entered as if it were a full field. Hoping the majority of this meet is nearly as loaded as the first day.
I will LOVE getting value for my opinion, and not discarding as many verticals.
With the complete races does come a bit more coverage. It's going to be a challenge to be smart when bridging the gap between DD<->P5. P3's $1min could occasionally prove interesting with the fuller fields but you want the sequence's value to really 'demand' the p3 or you are usually making a tradeoff with a P5's fair value of 15%.
Should be a great meet.
I envy those of you who are able to travel and see some live racing.
Maybe if I get hot early.
Feels like there is some pent-up energy having gone through the pandemic and building back up into great live racing. Favorite time of the year as well.
Wishing everyone good luck and a positive meet.