The $1.5 million Belmont Stakes highlights a dynamite 13-race card that includes 10 stakes. Here are four horses I will be betting on the program: Easy Goer (3rd race) DREAM MAKER lacks…
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Betting information, handicapping picks, expert analysis and more on the Belmont Stakes
Run styles in the Belmont Stakes: Tactical speed plays well When it comes to run styles in the Belmont Stakes, the extended distance can provide an edge to horses possessing…
One week after Galileo was celebrated for siring a record-equaling fourth Epsom Derby (G1) victor, Tapit seeks to tie the Belmont S. (G1) record with his fourth winner. Morning-line favorite Tacitus is…
by Noel Michaels Notwithstanding the victory in 2018 of Triple Crown winner Justify, the Belmont Stakes (G1) is truly one of the great unheralded graveyards for favorites in all of horse racing.…
The field for the 151st Belmont Stakes was drawn Tuesday evening and Grade 1 hero Tacitus has been installed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite from the far outside post 10. Just to…
While the winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1) is not expected to take part in the third jewel of the Triple Crown, the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) has attracted…
The two leading contenders for Saturday’s Belmont S. (G1), War of Will and Tacitus, are using different training regimens for the 1 1/2-mile “Test of the Champion.” That’s as it should be,…
The $200,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (G3) will top a nice card at Belmont Park on Saturday. One of three stakes offered, the seven-furlong dirt dash attracted six and I will go outside…
You can find top-three selections from myself and esteemed colleagues for seven of Saturday’s stakes in the Belmont Stakes Betting Guide. Below are more in-depth, pre-scratch opinions on how I’m wagering the…
With two weeks left to go until JUSTIFY puts his Triple Crown hopes to the test in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (G1), it’s time to take stock of how the…
The Sunday after Justify withstood a punishing Kentucky Derby (G1) pace, and defied the “Apollo curse” as a Derby winner who was unraced at two, hopes were raised that here was a…