It's interesting how there is little interest in the Triple Crown this year with some major factor horses skipping it like Maxfield and Honor AP. I wouldn't put NY Traffic in the "major factor" category, but he usually is in the thick of things and could be a late bloomer.

Crap! Maxfield isn’t going anywhere-injured

https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Maxfield_injured_in_work_to_miss_2020_Kentucky_Derby_123

Oh man....

Wow.  and this started out as  the "super horse" year ... 

I know, especially with the pushed back TC. Just another Derby year with injuries marring the probables. Some things never change......

 2020 sucks- in so many respects- and with horse racing, so many good ones going down with injuries. sigh

Well, I agree. The Belmont Stakes is "shaping down" to a field of 8 with no particularly exciting meetups. Gouverneur Morris now out, Basin in.

 It's a shame: the Belmont was shaping up to be a great race: sigh

Asmussen to run Pneumatic in Belmont Stakes, reserve Basin for the Blue Grass

David GreningJun 14, 2020

https://www.drf.com/news/asmussen-run-pneumatic-belmont-stakes-reserve-basin-blue-grass

That Jungle Runner is a head scratcher in there.....