
The final leg of the Triple Crown is set for this Saturday, June 11th at Belmont Park. Post time is 6:44 PM EST. The race will be televised on NBC with coverage beginning at 3 PM EST on CNBC.
Below are the post-positions, jockey assignments and morning line odds.
Post Position/ Horse/Jockey/Trainer/Odds
1. We the People – Prat/Brisset – 2/1
2. Skippylongstocking – Alvarado/Joseph – 20/1
3. Nest – J. Ortiz/Pletcher – 8/1
4. Rich Strike – Leon/Reed – 7/2
5. Creative Minister – Hernandez Jr/McPeek – 6/1
6. Mo Donegal – I.Ortiz Jr/Pletcher – 5/2
7. Golden Glider – Davis/Casse – 20/1
8. Barber Road – Gutierrez/Ortiz – 10/1
Other Tapit grand progeny in this field include Creative Minister whose dam was Tamboz and Barber Road whose sire was Race Day.
Betting Strategy: I am making a big win bet on We the People as well as a boxed exacta of We the People, Creative Minister and Rich Strike.
Hi Michael,
I’m sure you meant a boxed exacta with We The People, rather than Essential Quality.
Thx,
John
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Yep, I was under the weather all week and pushed this out late. But feeling fine now. I was surprised at how well Mo Donegal ran. We the People was disappointing considering that he won the Peter Pan Stakes by 10+ lengths. Not sure why he faded like that.
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