Detroit, Boyd raze Arizona

The Canadian smokescreen has cleared, and the Belmont Stakes will go off as scheduled on Saturday evening. It has been 50 years since Secretariat’s 31length Triple Crown romp.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to be in the winner’s circle for the “Big Red” anniversary. Donald “Big Orange” Trump is not expected. The Stitch pick: Tapit Trice.

The Tigers have shown some bite. They are eight games under .500 but just 3 ¹/₂ back of the Twinkies in the AL Central. The first-place Snakes have been venomous, and they are in Detroit. Arizona’s Ryne Nelson has made 12 starts and has only two wins. Nelson allowed eight runs over his last 9 2/₃. The Tigers’ Matthew Boyd has been unreliable, but he limited the White Sox to one run over five frames in Chicago. Play $50 on the Tigers.

Jordan Montgomery threw six shutout innings, the Cards hit three homers off Ben Lively and beat the Reds 7-4. Winner. Down -763 jackbucks.