Everything starts with baseball trauma and a little Yankees talk, then we get down to betting. We lay out our big-picture approach (building good tickets matters as much as handicapping) and walk through the Belmont late Pick 5 race by race:

• Race 7: do we single Irish Goodbye or spread out?
• Bricks and Mortar Stakes: Two Out Hero on top, with bigger prices underneath
• State-bred maiden: a strong stand with OK Annie against a vulnerable favorite
• Hill Prince Stakes: why we're taking a stand against Caroline Street Beat
• Final leg: Classic Commander over Gilbane in a wide-open race

We finish by showing how to build the Pick 5 and vertical tickets around our strongest opinions, joke about running long, and tease the Breeders' Cup.