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 31-length 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.