One way or the other history will be made in this Saturday's Belmont Stakes as the third and final jewel in this year's Triple Crown racing season for the top three-year old thoroughbreds. Trainer Bob Baffert along with veteran jockey Mike Smith have helped Justify capture the first two legs of this racing series with victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. This three-year old Kentucky-bred colt will now attempt to capture one of the most elusive titles in all of sports as a 4/5 favorite to win the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes as part of Saturday's race card at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
If this son of Scat Daddy is successful, he will become just the third Triple Crown winner in the past 40 years. Affirmed accomplished this feat in 1978 and, in 2015, American Pharoah ended the drought with victories in all three races. If Justify comes up short, he will join the list of the other 12 horses after Affirmed to win the first two jewels only to slip up in the grueling final test over the extended 1 1/2 miles of dirt at Belmont Park.
As part of my horse racing coverage for ScoresandStats.com, the link below is to my top prop picks for Saturday's main event based on BetAnySports' betting odds. In an earlier betting piece for the site before the Preakness Stakes, I had Justify winning that race, but coming up short in the Belmont. With a big payday on the line for this race, there is quite a bit riding on Baffert's prized three-year old against the rest of the nine competitors in Saturday's field.
LINK- Top Prop Bet Picks for the 2018 Belmont Stakes
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