Race 1: Richie’slilwildcat (#2) Earned a series of competitive TimeformUS Speed Figures when in Larry Rivelli’s barn. Has had excuses in her last two starts (fast pace and wrong surface). Gary Contessa has been enjoying a fantastic Belmont fall meet. 9-2 on ML Race 5: Fiery Opal (#2) Ran the race of his life two back on six days’ rest after a race at Parx and does the same thing here. Should get an honest pace to close into with Barely Impazible and Blewitt likely to hook up on the lead. Showed a lot of grit off the layoff last time and should move forward second off the layoff. Race 9: Yamano Maker (#6) Is bred to be talented, sired by Empire Maker and out of a dam who produced UAE Derby runner-up Epicharis. Has put in some pretty fast morning drills for a barn that isn’t known to push them too hard for their debuts. DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Bill Mott is 15 for 50 (30 percent, $4.68 ROI) with 3-year-old first-time starters in dirt sprints. 3-1 on ML :: Get TimeformUS PPs for these races at Belmont Park.