Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from the weekend as probable starters for Saturday’s $2 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets produced their final workouts ahead of the 1 ¼-mile contest at Saratoga Race Course.
This year’s move of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets to Saratoga Race Course will pose more than a few handicapping challenges for horseplayers, who are used to analyzing the race at its home track at Belmont Park and not at Saratoga.
The Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets is the third and final jewel of U.S. Thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown. The race traditionally is held at 1 1/2 miles at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., however the famed track currently is undergoing a massive renovation.
Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Tom Pedulla offers five takeaways from a big holiday weekend of racing, including a promising debut by a half-brother to retired superstar Flightline and developments surrounding the highly anticipated Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets June 8 at Saratoga Race Course.
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