RACE 7: BALLYDOOLEY (#2)

Belmont | Race 5 | Post Time 3:03 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up

RACE 1: CERTIFIED LOVERBOY (#1) 

Belmont | Race 8 | Post Time 4:40 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up

RACE 2: LUCKY PERIDOT (#5) 

Saratoga and Del Mar, the heart of summer racing, lie just around the corner, but the North American stakes landscape this first Saturday in July already looks very appealing.

At Belmont, Life Is Good returns to racing for the first time since a plowed field of a track surface at Meydan Racecourse compromised his chances of getting 1 1/4 miles in the Dubai World Cup. As much as I respect Speaker’s Corner and don’t think he showed close to his best in the Met Mile, he’s not beating an in-form Life Is Good.

Belmont | Race 5 | Post Time 5:13 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up

RACE 4: MUSICAL AMERICA (#5)

Santa Anita
REDLINE
Trainer: John Sadler
Last race: June 17, 3rd
Finish:1st by 1 1/2
Beyer: 77
Route-to-sprint 3-year-old won going away despite a troubled trip. Claimed for $75,000 by Sadler, 3 for 3 this year at one turn, closing sprinter was worth the money.

Southern California summer racing is relatively quiet during the Los Alamitos daytime meet, which bridges Santa Anita and the July 22 opener at Del Mar. But there is plenty to catch up on, from Kentucky to California. Time to dive in . . .

Gulfport likely to follow trend