The ultimate jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, runs this Saturday. With Belmont Racetrack present process a facelift, this 12 months’s race will occur at Saratoga Racetrack in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race shall be shorter than the standard mile and a half working only a mile and 1 / 4.
The favourite is Sierra Leone (9-5) adopted by the winners of the primary two jewels of the Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (5-1) and the winner of The Preakness Stakes, Seize the Gray (8-1). The Chad Brown-trained Sierra Leone was the favourite at Churchill Downs and closed quick however finally completed second within the Kentucky Derby. He didn’t run at Pimlico in The Preakness.
Few horses in immediately’s world run in all three legs of the Triple Crown. Mystik Dan is the primary to take action since Conflict of Will in 2019. Ken McPeek’s horse barely missed out on a shot on the Triple Crown, ending second within the Preakness after successful the Run for the Roses.
D. Wayne Lucas’ Seize the Gray outraced Mystik Dan at The Preakness and in doing so will look to be the primary non-Triple Crown winner since Afleet Alex (2005) to assert the Preakness and the Belmont. Whereas Seize the Gray didn’t run within the Kentucky Derby, he did run…and win…the Pat Day that very same weekend. To race 3 times in 5 weeks not to mention win that third race of the three is a frightening job for any horse.
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NBC Sports activities betting analyst Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) research the horses. He favored the favourite previous to the Kentucky Derby and likes Sierra Leone once more Saturday.
“I like the favourite so much. Sierra Leone is the perfect of the category, has a fantastic mixture of coach (McPeek) and jockey (Pratt) particularly for this course (Saratoga).”
Right here’s a fast snapshot of every of the horses within the 2024 Belmont Stakes listed by submit place. Included is information on the coach, jockey, current historical past, and doubtlessly pertinent biographical information.
1. Seize the Gray (8-1)
Coach: D. Wayne Lucas | Jockey: Jaime Torres
Most skilled horse within the area with 10 begins and leads with 4 profession victories
2. Resilience (10-1)
3. Mystik Dan (5-1)
4. The Wine Steward (15-1)
5. Antiquarian (12-1)
Coach: Todd Pletcher | Jockey: John Velazquez
Solely started racing in January of 2024 | Received the 2024 Peter Pan Stakes
Coach Todd Pletcher has received the Belmont 4 occasions
6. Dornoch (15-1)
7. Protecting (20-1)
8. Honor Marie (12-1)
9. Sierra Leone (9-5)
10. Mindframe (7-2)
Coach: Todd Pletcher | Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
Has received the one two races of his profession
Co-owned by Vinny Viola who additionally owns the Florida Panthers
Benefit from the ultimate leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown on Saturday at Saratoga.
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