The sector for the 2025 Belmont Stakes — which will probably be run for the second straight yr at Saratoga Race Course as Belmont Park undergoes renovations — is about.
There are eight horses within the discipline for the ultimate leg of the 2025 Triple Crown, however there are two clear headliners: Journalism and Sovereignty.
No. 7 Journalism, contemporary off an electrifying win on the Preakness as an even-money favourite, was put in because the 8-5 favourite on the morning line, simply forward of No. 2 Sovereignty, the 2025 Kentucky Derby champion.
“Looking at where we’re drawn, there’s a little bit of speed inside of us,” Journalism’s coach Michael McCarthy mentioned. “Obviously, the horse on outside [Heart of Honor] was a little rambunctious [in the gate] in the Preakness. I see us running into the first turn — all these Triple Crown races have a very honest pace — and I think we’ll be forwardly placed.”
Sovereignty, who skipped the Preakness after upsetting Journalism to win the Run for the Roses, was tagged with 2-1 odds for the Belmont.
“He’s improved — as many of these horses have,” Sovereignty’s coach, Invoice Mott, mentioned. “This entire group, if you look at their form and the way they’ve developed over the course of this year, I think they’ve made steady progress. It should be an interesting race on Saturday.”
When you can count on Sovereignty and Journalism to draw the lion’s share of the betting consideration at Saratoga on Saturday, there are a few different entrants that had been priced as contenders on the morning line.
No. 6 Baeza, who ran a formidable third as a classy late entry on the Derby, is the third favourite at 4-1, simply forward of Bob Baffert’s Rodriguez.
No. 3 Rodriguez (6-1) sat out the primary two legs of the Triple Crown with an harm to his foot, however has been cleared for the journey to Saratoga. His final begin was a win on the Wooden Memorial at Aqueduct.
You possibly can count on loads of exotics tying Baeza and Rodriguez to at least one, or each, of the favorites, however don’t be shocked if these odds drift a bit, as this race will function a lopsided deal with with cash pouring in on the 2 heavyweights.
It’s clear the oddsmakers see this as a three-tiered race with the 2 favorites, two contenders, after which everyone else.
No. 1 Hill Street, the winner of final month’s Peter Pan Stakes at Aqueduct, is subsequent up with 10-1 odds.
He will probably be ridden by two-time Belmont champion Irad Ortiz Jr. and is educated by Chad Brown.
Crudo, who will begin within the No. 5 place, is 15-1.
The 2 greatest lengthy photographs within the discipline are No. 4 Uncaged and No. 8 Coronary heart of Honor, each of whom had been priced as 30/1 roughies on the morning line.
2025 Belmont Stakes odds
| Quantity | Horse | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hill Street | 10-1 |
| 2 | Sovereignty | 2-1 |
| 3 | Rodriguez | 6-1 |
| 4 | Uncaged | 30-1 |
| 5 | Crudo | 15-1 |
| 6 | Baeza | 4-1 |
| 7 | Journalism | 8-5 |
| 8 | Coronary heart of Honor | 30-1 |
