Belmont Stakes 2021 handicapping preview

Saturday, June 5 brings us the 153rd running of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes, the final jewel in racing's Triple Crown. Upsets have been the order of the day in both the Kentucky Derby (Medina Spirit at 12-1) and Preakness Stakes (Rombauer at 11-1). Will that continue in the Belmont?

Handicappers Nick Hahn and Derby Bill Watson join us to try to figure it out.

There'll be no Medina Spirit in the Belmont, and though Rombauer will be in action, he'd be no surprise this time. He's the 3-1 second choice, behind 2-1 Essential Quality, on the morning line. Those two are among five horses, of eight entered, with morning line odds of 6-1 or less. Will it be one of them, or will it be an outsider.

See what our 'cappers have to say!

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Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod
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Guts and Bourbon Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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