The Jaipur Stakes (G1T) and Manhattan Stakes (G1T) have been scrapped for June 7 and moved to June 8.

Belmont Stakes day has begun with a rainy morning at Saratoga Race Course.

The $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) landed the matchup it coveted with Sovereignty and Journalism squaring off. But will the showdown between Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winners be contested on a level playing field?

Trainer Michael McCarthy, who will saddle Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1), still remembers the culture shock of the early days of training on his own after those heady years working for Todd Pletcher.

Tracy Farmer’s homebred La Cara, who won the Ashland Stakes (G1) before finishing ninth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) behind undefeated Good Cheer, posted a 7-1 upset June 6 in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

If you are looking for the closest thing to a sure thing, then file this nugget away until next year, when the Belmont Stakes will most likely return to the Spa for a third time, and bet on trainer Chad Brown to win the Just a Game Stakes (G1T).

Wet conditions appeared to contribute to several favorites losing graded stakes June 6 at Saratoga, but rain and damp ground could not stop She Feels Pretty. She pushed her win streak to four races by taking the $750,000 New York Stakes (G1T).

Tracy Farmer’s homebred La Cara, who won the Ashland Stakes (G1) before finishing ninth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) behind undefeated Good Cheer, posted a 7-1 upset June 6 in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

In this week’s edition of On Racing, Jay Hovdey examines the 1 1/4-mile distance of the Belmont Stakes (G1) and reflects on Lee Searing christening his McKinzie colt with the name Baeza.

Parchment Party, drawn into the Belmont Gold Cup (G3) at the final hour when rain forced the race off the turf, splashed home a resounding 8 1/2-length winner June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.