
Current forecasts suggest that the smoke will begin to dissipate over the next couple of days, although its ill effects will be felt through Sunday.

On Wednesday, air quality in the New York metropolitan area reached historically dangerous levels, with several sports organizations postponing scheduled contests. The racing card did get canceled for Thursday. In last year's Belmont Stakes, she correctly picked the winner (Mo Donegal) and exacta (Mo Donegal and Nest).Horse racing is alit with speculation about whether the dangerous air quality will lead to cancellations at Belmont Park, on Saturday or in the days leading up to it. In Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager last year, she suggested a play on All Other 3-Year-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Rich Strike won the Derby. In a wide-open Kentucky Derby in 2021, she gave out Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first, as the winner at 12-1. Yu also has tremendous handicapping chops. She also is married to Santa Anita-based trainer Ryan Hanson. Prior to her television career, she worked for trainers Steve Asmussen and Ron Moquett. An on-air host and reporter who has provided racing analysis for TVG, HRTV and the Breeders' Cup, Yu has spent a lifetime in racing.

With an evenly-matched field set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what astute racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any Belmont Stakes picks.įew people in racing are as well-connected as Yu. Forte (5-2) and Tapit Trice (3-1), who are both Kentucky-breds, are the favorite and second favorite, respectively, in the nine-horse 2023 Belmont Stakes field.

Angel of Empire, who is coming off a third place finish in the Kentucky Derby, is 7-2 in the 2023 Belmont Stakes odds. Just two other Pennsylvania-breds, Saunterer in 1881 and Panique in 1884, have won the Belmont Stakes. A Pennsylvania-bred, Angel of Empire is looking to become the first horse born in the Keystone State to win the Test of the Champion since Foxford did so in 1891. Arkansas Derby winner Angel of Empire will try to end a 132-year drought when he leaves the starting gate in the 2023 Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park.
