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Stats and storylines for 2023 Belmont Stakes
The 155th running of the $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) on June 10 will wrap up the Triple Crown. Known as the “Test of the Champion,” the Belmont is the oldest and longest race in the Triple Crown series.
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Belmont Stakes Report: Forte, National Treasure head probables
The seven-horse Preakness field lacked pace, and National Treasure took advantage. Let's examine the probables for the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes on June 10.
Belmont Stakes
Reviewing the final workouts of Kentucky Derby contenders
As of Monday morning, with just hours remaining until the Kentucky Derby (G1) post position draw, the majority of the Derby contenders have completed their final pre-race workouts.
Kentucky Derby
Catching My Eye: Louisiana Derby Day at Fair Grounds
Kingsbarns won the Louisiana Derby but does he have a shot in the Kentucky Derby (G1)?
Analysis
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Tapit Trice
Victories in the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) and Blue Grass (G1) vaulted Tapit Trice into the Kentucky Derby picture.
Kentucky Derby
Pedigree profile: Newgate
Does Newgate have the pedigree to succeed over classic distances? It’s not necessarily a clear-cut answer, because there are mixed signals to interpret.
Racing
Top Winning Brisnet Speed Ratings for 2022
Brisnet Speed Ratings show there were two outstanding performances in 2022: one by Flightline, and one by… Wudda U Think Now?
Analysis
First-Crop Sires 2022: Justify Makes a Bright Start
Writing the stallion marketing script for Justify’s first season in 2019 wouldn’t have been the toughest task in Thoroughbred breeding.
Features
Introducing the First-Crop Sires Series 2022: Choose a Sire for us to Follow
TwinSpires is bringing back the First-Crop Sires Series for 2022. Last year's series included Gun Runner and Arrogate, and this season, Justify tops our list to follow closely.
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Racing Roundtable: Belmont Stakes Festival
In this week's Racing Roundtable, James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson look back on what transpired during the Belmont Stakes Festival and its long-term implications.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem June 13, 2022
Jason Beem looks back at the Belmont Stakes weekend.
Racing
Mo Donegal rebounds in Belmont
Mo Donegal couldn’t overcome a less-than-favorable trip in the Kentucky Derby, breaking slowly and traveling extremely wide to finish fifth, but he bounced back with a convincing win in the final leg of the Triple Crown, rallying to win going away by three lengths in the $1.5 Belmont S. (G1).
Belmont Stakes
Betting Strategy: 'Everyone's idea of value is so different'
Host of In the Money Media’s Redboard Rewind, Spencer Luginbuhl joins me this week to talk about how he will try to cash on his Belmont Day opinions.
Racing
2022 Triple Crown Schedule: key dates, TV schedule and live stream
The 2022 Triple Crown, comprised of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont, spans a five-week period from early May through early June. But preparations for the series begin months earlier.
Racing
Belmont Stakes weekend expert picks, contender race replays [VIDEO]
Belmont Stakes weekend expert picks, contender race replays [VIDEO]
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2022 Belmont Stakes one-liners
The Triple Crown trail reaches its final destination in the 154th Belmont S. (G1) on Saturday.
Racing
Belmont Stakes 154 Betting Guide, Odds, Pros, Cons
The Belmont Stakes Betting Guide is your passport to the vital knowledge you will need to play the final leg of the 2022 Triple Crown.
Racing
The Jury: Bets and fades for Belmont Stakes Day June 11
This week the TwinSpires jury naturally focuses exclusively on the happenings on Belmont Stakes Day in New York.
Racing
2022 Belmont Stakes News & Notes
Your one-stop shop for everything related to the 2022 Belmont Stakes!
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10-year Belmont Stakes trends favor Nest, We The People in 2022 field
To help narrow down the field to find the most likely winner of the 1 1/2-mile race at Belmont Park, we looked at the 10-year trends.
Racing
Comparing Nest to recent Belmont fillies
We look at the six most recent fillies to run the Belmont Stakes, dating back to 1980, and compare their résumés to that of Nest to predict how the three-year-old will finish in the final leg of the Triple Crown.
Racing
How to bet the Belmont 2-Day Pick 4
Below we dive into the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival two-day Pick 4, which includes the New York S., Intercontinental S., Manhattan S., and Saturday's main event, the Belmont S.
Racing
Belmont Stakes: Derby winner can Strike again
Three factors usually come into play when trying to handicap the Belmont Stakes (G1): pace, class, and stamina.
Racing
True North Stakes exotics play for Belmont Park June 10
Champion male sprinter Jackie’s Warrior will headline a field of six in the $300,000 True North S. (G2) on Friday at Belmont Park.
Racing
All-Grade 1 Pick 5 play for Belmont Stakes Day
Nine graded stakes in total will lead the way, with eight being of the Grade 1 variety, on the blockbuster day of racing.
Racing
Tipsheet: 2022 Belmont Stakes
A strong field of eight three-year-olds will travel 1 1/2 miles over "Big Sandy" in Saturday’s much-anticipated $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1).
Racing
2022 Belmont Stakes: Brisnet Speed Rating Report
Eight horses, including Kentucky Derby upsetter Rich Strike, are set for Saturday’s 154th running of the $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1). Known as “The Test of the Champion,” the 1 1/2-mile Belmont is the longest Grade 1 dirt race in North America.
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Racing Roundtable: Beaten favorites to watch and the Belmont Stakes Festival
The Racing Roundtable looks back on Stephen Foster Preview Day and ahead to the coming weekend's Belmont Stakes Festival.
Racing
2022 Belmont Stakes contenders and official morning line odds
We the People, a newcomer to this year's classic picture, was installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite in Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) over 1 1/2 miles.
Racing
Important Belmont Stakes facts and figures
We look at some fast facts and figures about the Belmont Stakes, including records for fastest time, largest win margin, victories by a jockey, and the number of fillies who triumphed in the historic race.
Racing
Who is the best horse not to win the Belmont Stakes?
Belmont Week always brings up thoughts of the exclusive club of winners — as well as of near-misses. Let's remember some of the greatest horses in history to win the Kentucky Derby, win the Preakness, but not have their day in the Belmont.
Belmont Stakes
The biggest upsets in Belmont Stakes history
The "Test of the Champion" is the final stop on the Triple Crown journey, but it’s as well known for its shocks as its superstars.
Racing
The essential trends you need to know before wagering on the Belmont Stakes
Although winning all three jewels of the Triple Crown is an incredibly difficult feat, using history to point us towards the winner of the Belmont Stakes is a little easier.
Racing
Hanson: Rediscovering historic Triple Crown TV coverage
Television footage of the Triple Crown from the 1960s and early 1970s is now publicly available, and its most interesting moments are well worth watching.
Racing
2021 Belmont Stakes field and morning-line odds
Essential Quality, the beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1) five weeks ago, will look to make amends in Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1), the third and final leg of the Triple Crown.
Racing
Scully: Analyzing new shooters in the Belmont Stakes
Commonly referred to as new shooters, horses making their first start of the Triple Crown in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes have held their own in recent years.
Racing
Fresh horses have an edge in the 2019 Belmont Stakes
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. It has become increasingly difficult for a hors ...
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Justify captures Belmont Stakes 150 to become 13th Triple Crown winner
Justify prevails in Belmont Stakes 150 under jockey Mike Smith to sweep the Triple Crown (c) Photos by Z
Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner JUSTIFY more than lived up to expectations on Saturday when capturing the 150th running ...
Racing
Genesis of a Triple Crown drought: Spectacular Bid & the 1979 Belmont Stakes
The 36-year streak of Triple Crown futility dates back to unquestionably one of the greatest racers in history, the mighty Spectacular Bid.
Coming into the 1979 Belmont Stakes, the Triple Crown had been captured three different times in the last s ...
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