Belmont ParkWeather: Clear Temp.: 61 Main track: Fast Training track: Fast ELMONT, N.Y. – Nearly 250 horses found their way onto the work tabs over the Belmont Park main and training tracks on Saturday, three of whom – Meantime, Patch, and Tapwrit – are likely to find themselves in the starting gate two weeks down the road in the Belmont Stakes. The bulky work tabs were due in part to steady rain in the area the previous two days, with both the main and training tracks drying out sufficiently enough overnight to be designated “fast” by track clockers when opening for business Saturday. MEANTIME, the runner-up in the Peter Pan Stakes in his previous start, was sent out onto the main track by trainer Brian Lynch following the renovation break to work in company alongside maiden stablemate Basic Hero. With jockey Mike Luzzi aboard, Meantime broke off about a half-length in front of Basic Hero while nearest the rail, showing good speed over the freshly manicured surface and posting splits of 24.11 and 35.17 seconds for his opening three-eighths. The lightly raced but steadily improving 3-year-old was allowed to fan four to five paths wide exiting the turn, after which he asserted his superiority, readily pulling away from his overmatched partner, with Luzzi still appearing to have something in reserve while reaching the wire nearly five lengths in front after five furlongs in 1:00.15. Meantime then extended his advantage despite being allowed to ease up some on the gallop-out, completing six furlongs in 1:14.30. Both TAPWRIT and stablemate PATCH worked over the training track, which appeared to be a bit on the sluggish side. Tapwrit had the older Grade 3 winner Far From Over as a workmate, breaking off about a half-length in front at the five-eighths pole while nearest the rail and with regular rider Jose Ortiz. aboard. The well-matched duo went pretty much on even terms thereafter, covering the distance in 37.25 and 1:02.53, with Tapwrit nudged along a tad to keep pace at the wire and even more so while falling back slightly going out six panels in 1:16.30. Typically just an average work horse, Tapwrit did have an encouraging final week of training at Churchill Downs prior to encountering a very eventful trip in the Kentucky Derby. Patch has never been much of a work horse himself, and it was more of the same Saturday, an easy half-mile alongside 3-year-old allowance winner Outplay in 25.19 and 50.67 before galloping out five-eighths in 1:03.69 while closest to the rail, with John Velazquez up.