Guaranteed betting pools, Friday/Saturday daily doubles

ELMONT, N.Y. - Belmont Park is offering several multirace pool guarantees Saturday, starting with a $500,000 guarantee on the opening 50-cent pick five, which starts with the first of 13 races at 11:35 a.m. Eastern.

The other guarantees are $1 million for the $2 pick six (races 6-11) and $1.5 million for the second of three pick fours (races 8-11). Both end with the Belmont Stakes.

◗ Unlike in years past, the Acorn and Brooklyn will be run on the same program as the Belmont Stakes, meaning different two-day double wagers are being offered to fans. This year, there are two such Friday-Saturday wagers: the True North linked to the Met Mile, and the Belmont Gold Cup to the Belmont Stakes. A two-day wager was first offered at Belmont in 2002 as the Acorn-Belmont double.