Litfin: Belmont pick three play for Sunday, Oct. 11

Let’s take a little shot at a pick three that looks fairly manageable in terms of the number of contenders while still offering the chance for some decently priced winners in the sequence.

RACE 4 – It’s tough to separate SOURCESANDMETHODS (4) and CLOWNEY (6), who were just claimed out of runner-up finishes. They look like the right ones in this low-level restricted claimer, and we’re not going to split hairs in this instance.

A – 4, 6
B – None

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RACE 5 – PETROCELLI (8) has been shopping for a spot recently, and it looks as though this is where he will land. Anything close to his peak Saratoga form makes him tough to beat. However, it’s hard to be overconfident about a horse coming off consecutive Beyer Speed Figure tops in his 33rd and 34th starts, so we’re also using COMANDANTE (4), who never has raced this cheaply, and TUG OF WAR (5), who has won recently at 14-1 and 7-1.

A – 8
B – 4, 5

RACE 6 – We’re keying on SCRUMPDILICIOUS (6) and SINATRA (8) in this wide open $25,000 turf claimer, but several others with realistic chances also will be in the play. They are MEDIA KID (1), COMPLIANCE OFFICER (5), LIBERAL SPIN (7), COZY KITTEN (10), and MR ROSENTHAL (11).

A – 6, 8
B – 1, 5, 7, 10, 11