Winner at the 148th Belmont Stakes
Post Time: 6:37 PM ET/5:37 PM CT
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There’s a good chance of a strong thunderstorm at 6 PM ET in Elmont, New York, so that would favor Exagerrator, which runs well on a muddy track. Exagerrator is now at 5-4, so it’s a pretty heavy favorite to capture it’s second triple crown race after winning the Preakness as well, which was also run on a muddy track.
But Exaggerator is more of a sprinter to me, and I’m going with the horse that I think can cover the longest of the three triple crown races at a mile and a half, which is 5/16 of a mile longer than the Preakness, or over a 1/4 mile longer.
Going with Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who is saddling this horse for the first time in the triple crown. Smith has already won two Belmonts in his career and I like him capture his third on this 7-1 odds horse. Like this physically impressive looking horse to charge to the finish with the best endurance and overtake Exaggerator to capture the 148th “Test of Champions.”
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