2022 Belmont Stakes Preview

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. NestJ. 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.

2 comments

  1. 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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