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Will there be Yet Another Different Winner in Leg 3?
With Mystik Dan (10-1) winning the Kentucky Derby and Seize the Grey (9-1) winning the Preakness Stake (Mystik Dan ran 2nd), who will win the 3rd Leg of the Triple Crown Series - the Belmont Stakes?
That is the Big Question!
In 7 of last 8 years there have been a different winner in each Leg of the Triple Crown Series.
Both Mystik Dan and Seize the Grey are the ONLY runners coming back for their 3rd race in a short 5 weeks!
The Belmont Stakes has not been a race where the post time favorite does well!
As a matter of fact, it is a race where BIG Longshots can and do win.
(8) of last (16) winners paid $20.00 or more ....
In the last 17 years only 7 favorites were able to finish in the Exacta. They were Forte (2023 2nd), Mo Donegal (2022-Won), Essential Quality (2021-won), Tiz the Law (2020-Won), Triple Crown winners Justify (2018) and American Pharoah (2015).
In the past 26 years ONLY 7 post time favorites have been able to win the Belmont Stakes.
Did you know that 7 of the last 10 Odds-On Belmont Stakes favorites lost?
That's correct ALL but 3 of them lost! California Chrome (2014) 4/5, Big Brown (2008) 1/5, Smarty Jones (2004) 1/5, Real Quiet (1998) 4/5, Sunday Silence (1989) 4/5, Alysheba (1987) 4/5, Pleasant Colony (1981) 4/5 and Spectacular Bid (1979) 1/5. (they were ALL trying to win the Triple Crown but came up short).
The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be one for the history books as it will not be run over the "Big Sandy" track at Belmont Park but at the Saratoga Race Course!
Normally the distance of the Belmont Stakes is at 1 1/2 Miles which NONE of the horses have EVER raced at this longer distance before.
However, this year it has been moved to Saratoga where it will be run at the Kentucky Derby distance of 1 1/4 miles and several of this year's horses did race in the Kentucky Derby.
Now with the Belmont Stakes at the same distance of the Kentucky Derby, some of the same Proven Pedigree factors will be just as critical this year in the 3rd Leg of the Triple Crown series as it is in the 1st Leg!
In 2020 the Belmont Stakes was run at 1 1/8 mile distance because of COVID. However, it was a 1-turn race not the usual 2-turn.
This year at Saratoga it will be a 2-turn race at the 1 1/4 mile distance same as the Travers Stakes in August. Kentucky Derby horses win a lot of Travers!
What worked in the 2020 race at 1-turn will not necessarily work this year at Saratoga in 2-turn 1 1/4 mile race.
Pedigree will be very important for being able to in the 3rd Leg of the Triple Crown series just as it is in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes as will be this year at Saratoga.
Do you know which of the other horses have the pedigree to carry the 1 1/4 Mile distance?
You will when you get our Belmont Stakes Picks - Go Here Now....
Tapit Sired Belmont Stakes Winners!
The winners were Essentail Quality (2021 - $4.60), Tiz the Law (2020 - $3.60), Tapwrit (2017 - $12.60), Creator (2017 - $34.80) and Tonalist (2014 - $20.40).
X-Chromosome in Belmont Stakes Winners!
We also know which horses have the Pedigree that carry the "X-Chromosome" or "Large-Heart" trait of Secretariat. This "Large-Heart" trait is what allowed him to win the Belmont Stakes by a record 31 lengths!
His heart was more than 3 times larger than the normal horse heart. As a result he was able to burn a lot more oxygen and get a lot more energy and power just like a race car motor does to go faster ...
If you do not know which horses have the "X-Chromsome", then you need to get our Belmont Stakes Picks & Wagering Strategy which identifies those horses with this pedigree trait!
It will be just as important at the 1 1/4 mile distance this year as it is at the normal distnace of 1 1/2 miles. It is also a critical Factor that we use in the Kentucky Derby handicapping.
Who Will Beat Seize the Grey & Mystik Dan?
There could be as many as (4) "New-Shooters" showing up to take on Seize the Grey and Mystik Dan and stop them from winning another Leg of the Triple Crown series!
They are well rested and fit. It is critical that you know if their pedigree can handle the new Belmont distance of 1 1/4 Miles.
(7) of the last (17) Belmont Stakes winners did not run in the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness Stakes. Nine years ago the 1st and 2nd place runners, Tonalist (9-1) and Commissioner (28-1), did not race in either of the first 2 Legs of the Triple Crown!
Just like in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes also has a Proven Winning Profile of it's own.
Did you know that in the past 45 years ONLY 11 post-time Favorites won?
Did you know that 18 of the last 24 Belmont Stakes winners skipped the Preakness?
Do you know what the preferred running style is for winning the Belmont Stakes this year at Saratoga? Think Travers Stakes.
If you are not sure, then you need to get our Belmont Stakes Picks and Wagering Strategy!
Did you know that 16 of the last 29 Belmont Stakes winners traced their sire's pedigree line back to Raise A Native?
The Raise A Native pedigree line is just as important in the 1 1/4 mile KY Derby as it has been found in 17 of last 28 winners
Do you know which of the "New-Shooters" in this year's Belmont has the Raise A Native sire side pedigree line?
We do ... and so will you when you get our Belmont Stakes Picks and Wagering Strategy!
Our pedigree handicapping methods have picked the Belmont Stakes winner in 9 of the last 22 years as well as the Exacta in 18 of those, the Trifecta in 11 and the Superfecta in 10 of those years!