O there are some beautiful races at Belmont Park today. The weather report: it looks like rain, but the track is fast and the turf is yielding.

Here are my hot tips:

Race Seven: 1 1/4 miles on the turf. It?s a grade one. Of course you might want to bet on Film Maker, just for her name, but I?m betting a box on Humaita and Moscow Burning. And Riskaverse? Maybe.

Race Eight: 6 furlongs on the dirt. It?s another grade one. Speightstown and Pico Central are going to be neck and neck. You better believe it.

Race Nine: 1 1/2 miles on the turf. Grade One. That?s a long ass race. Who can pull it off? Maybe one of those European horses like Maktub or Magistretti. But I have to be loyal to my Eastern European ancestors: bet on Polish Summer as a long shot.

Race Ten: 1 1/4 miles on the dirt. Grade One. What a race. What a super line up of horses. Imagine putting Bob Creeley and Michael Ondaatje and John Ashbery out on the track. That?s the kind of race this is. Newfoundland is my favorite, but there?s all kind of star power here: the Cliff?s Edge, Evening Attire, Bowman?s Band, and Funny Cide. It?s a cool day, which bodes well for asthmatic Funny Cide, but you know that The Cliff?s Edge and Evening Attire are rough and tough.

And here?s a close up of the tenth race:

The Cliff?s Edge is the one horse and is three years old and was born in April and is trained by Nicky Zito and Gary Stevens the movie star is riding on him. The Cliff?s Edge simply loves big ass races. He runs in grade one and grade two races all the time. He?s a true Olympian, like a horse out of a Pindar ode. He?s come in second place in his last three races and tends to be a closer. So what?s up with him? Can he win? Maybe. 4/1.

Love of Money is the two horse and is the grandson of Mr. Prospector, just like the Cliff?s Edge and he race his first graded race in September and came in first and beat Pollards Vision. The problem with Love of Money is that he?s inexperienced. The tricky thing about Love of Money is that he?s a Dutrow horse, and you know that Mr. Dutrow is a razor sharp trainer. 7/1.

Domestic Dispute is a four year old son of Unbridled?s Song and grandson of Unbridled. He?s a world traveler and has even been to Saudi Arabia. But he?s never run at Belmont before and he?s got a mediocre trainer named Patrick Gallagher. 12/1.

Evening Attire is number 4 and he makes horses quake with fear. He is 6 years old and is grey. He won his last race at a mile and a quarter at Saratoga in August and beat Funny Cide and Bowmans Band. But is he past his prime? Probably. 9/2.

Bowman?s Band is the five horse and he is six years old. He is trained by Allen Jerkens. He likes to run a solid third. He would be a good team player, but as an individual in a field of individuals, he is only slightly above average. Don?t get me wrong, he?s a nice horsie and he could win this race but I don?t think he will. 8/1.

Newfoundland. Go Newfoundland. Why did Newfoundland flounder in his last two races? I simply don?t know, but he seems to be tired. He is however a Todd Pletcher horse, and that means something. And he has good blood? he is the son of Storm Cat and the grandson of Storm Bird, and the grandson of Deputy Minister on his mother?s side. He?s a tough one to figure to win today, even though I am loyal to him because I won money on him in July. Poor Newfoundland. 7/1.

Funny Cide is the seven horse and is everybody?s best friend. He is the grandson of Forty Niner and the grandson of Slewacide. He runs and he runs and he runs and sometimes he wins and sometimes he doesn?t. He likes to come in second place in this crowd of horses, so it?s tough to bet on him to win. 6/1.

Lisa?s Picks: Try to beat The Cliff?s Edge, but you?re going to have a hard time doing that.