The Belmont Stakes will be filled with stars for its 2024 edition at Saratoga racetrack, in an 11/4 mile race that completes the fight for the Triple Crown of the United States, that is, the sum of the three most important races contested by three-year-old horses.
The Belmont Stakes has been contested since 1867 in New York, is Grade 1, and this will be its 156th edition, on June 8.
Where can I watch it?
NBC and Peacock
2024 Belmont Stakes Main Contenders
Trained by Chad Brown, Sierra Leone is one of the most important horses on the circuit and expectations are high for what he can do in New York.
This year he had the honor of winning the Risen Star and the Blue Grass Stakes, the latter a Grade 1, while he finished second in the Kentucky Derby, only beaten by Mystik Dan, from whom he can take revenge in the closing of the Triple Crown. We must add that in 2023 he won another victory in the AQU MSW.
It is no less important to say that on the road to Kentucky, the leaderboard was led by Sierra Leone, with 155 points. She earned $871,250 in prizes. Moreover, for his trainer, Chad Brown, this may be the opportunity to win another U.S. Triple Crown trophy, since in 2017 and 2022 he already lifted the Preakness Stakes. Flavien Prat will be the jockey for the excellent mare.
Many eyes, and also many bets, will be on Mystik Dan’s side because he got the most important triumph of his career in the Kentucky Derby, the most important event in American Horse Racing. He came in first place with a time of 2:03.34, beating Sierra Leone and Forever Young, two horses that a priori looked more favored.
This horse also had a great participation in the Preakness Stakes, so he could be looking for three podium finishes in the three big races in the United States. In the latter race, he was only beaten by Seize the Grey, while he left Catching Freedom at the bottom of the podium. No wonder there are high hopes for the role of the Kenneth G. McPeek-trained specimen.
As for Seize the Grey, the oddsmakers have him as the third horse to follow, trained by D. Wayne Luckas and jockeyed by Jaime Torres. He comes from winning one of the three majors of the season, which adds to his first-place celebration in the Pat Day Mile, leaving Nash behind. For D. Wayne, this could be his fifth win at Belmont with a horse he trains, but his first since 2000.
2024 Belmont Stakes Outside Picks
Then other names such as Thorpedo Anna, Antiquarian, Honor Marie, and Dornoch also have ballots for those who aspire to win a good sum of money in this race.
For example, Dornoch this year already won in the Fountain of Youth, beating Le Dom Bro, while Antiquarian has a recent win, on May 11 in the Peter Pan S.
Honor Marie’s best result of the year was second in the Louisiana Derby, behind Catching Freedom.
Podium Betting Picks
1. Mystik Dan
2. Seize the Grey
3. Sierra Leone
Prize
This year the purse for the Belmont Stakes was raised to $2 million, matching the Preakness Stakes purse. The winning horse will get 800,000 dollars.
2024 Belmont Stakes Betting Odds
Sierra Leone 2.75
Mystik Dan 6
Seize the Grey 7
Thorpedo Anna 11
Antiquarian 13
Honor Marie 13
Dornoch 13
The Wine Steward 19
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