Sun and Warmer Temps Forecast for Belmont Day
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After pretty much non-stop rain over the last 48 hours, a break in the precipitation is forecast for Elmont, N.Y., Wednesday before returning again Thursday and Friday, June 4-5.
With rainfall heavy at times and intermittent and drizzly at other times, more than two inches of rain had been recorded in the area, according to AccuWeather.com.
The forecast for Belmont Stakes (gr. I) Day, however, is for sunshine and only a 10% chance of precipitation in the form of a possible thunderstorm.
Any rain that would result in a muddy or sloppy track at Belmont Park would benefit American Pharoah, as if the Triple Crown contender who romped to an seven-length triumph over a sloppy track in the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) needed any more help in his quest.
The unseasonably cool temperatures June 2 that reached a high in the upper 50s and overnight low in the high 40s, temps are expected to give way to more June-like highs of 78 and 79 Friday and Saturday.
The return of rain Thursday and Friday could have an impact on the June 5 race card, in which there are five stakes, including two on turf.