As we turn the calendar to June, we find ourselves at the final leg of the Triple Crown – the Belmont Stakes. A field of ten line up to show the world what they can do, here in the Test of Champions. For these horses, they will do something they may never do again in their careers, race at a mile and a half on the dirt. Both speed and stamina is tested as the field takes a trip around the famed New York oval, Big Sandy.
While most of the top horses that we saw on the Road to the Kentucky Derby will be sitting at home, we do get the Preakness winner, War of Will, to show up, competing in all three legs of the Triple Crown. A good case can be made the he could have been the winner of the Kentucky Derby, had it not been for Maximum Security. And yet, here we are – no Derby winner in the field (neither of them) and a race far from filled with star talent – but this may be one of the toughest Belmont Stakes in recent memory. With favorites drawn wide and many with the pedigree to go long, its hard to land on just one horse to win here – there is no clear favorite, unlike many of the previous years, and rather a collection of talent that outlasted the spring grind. With that, let’s go through the field.
Tagline w/ Michael Tartaglia 