Belmont Stakes Betting Odds

The Belmont Stakes is one of the biggest races in the US calendar, with several bookmakers now offering antepost odds for an encounter scheduled to take place on Saturday 8 June. The Run for the Carnations is the third leg of the Triple Crown and there are some interesting leading contenders in the form of Sierra Leone and Fierceness.

The betting market looks relatively wide open, with Mindframe, Mystic Dan and Seize The Grey also prominent when it comes to wagering on a race which stretches over twelve furlongs at Belmont Park. It takes a fine training performance to land the spoils in this high pedigree encounter and there is sometimes a shock in this race.

2024 Belmont Stakes Tips

Some of the biggest horse racing betting sites are offering their best prices when it comes to the 2024 Belmont Stakes. Sierra Leone is favourite across the board, with the horse finishing second out of twenty runners at Churchill Downs in early May. The runner was only narrowly touched off by Mystik Dan in the Kentucky Derby.

Previously to this, there were wins at Keeneland and Fair Grounds, with the former coming in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes when obliging as the 5/3 favourite. It was a one and a half length victory on that occasion, with the horse having previously landed the spoils when bagging a victory in the Risen Star Stakes over one mile and one furlong.

Fierceness also ran in the Kentucky Derby and the Todd Pletcher-trained charge could only finish fifteenth out of the twenty runners on that occasion. Previously to this, there was an impressive performance in the Florida Derby to land a thirteen and a half length win over one mile and one furlong on fast ground.

Mystik Dan has to be considered after his Kentucky Derby win and the horse was second out of eight runners in his last appearance. In the Preakness Stakes bidding for a second leg of the Triple Crown, the runner was second to Seize The Grey and there was previously some impressive performances at Oaklawn Park including a win in early February.

2023 Belmont Stakes Tips

Forte has barely put a foot wrong over the past four races, with the three-year-old having landed a double victory at Keeneland before following this up with two successes at Gulfstream Park. Firstly came a victory in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity over one mile, half a furlong, with the runner touching off favourite Loggins by a neck.

Then came a success in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, while the horse has kicked on this season with a victory in the Fountain of Youth Stakes where the runner achieved a relatively comfortable win in this Grade 2 encounter. The Florida Derby saw Forte also trading at shorter odds and Todd Pletcher will have high hopes for this charge.

Angel Of Empire was able to finish third in the recent Kentucky Derby where Flavien Prat gave the horse a worthwhile ride over one mile and two furlongs, with the horse previously winning the Arkansas Derby and Brad H Cox was in the winners’ enclosure as recently as 2021 when saddling Essential Quality to victory two years ago.

Trainer Todd Pletcher has another decent contender in the form of Tapit Trice, with the horse finishing seventh out of eighteen runners in the Kentucky Derby. Previously to this, the horse landed a victory in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes which was a tough Grade 1 encounter and this was over one mile and one furlong.

Mo Donegal was sent off at betting odds of 101/10 to win the 2022 Kentucky Derby and travelled well over one mile and two furlongs of fast ground at Churchill Downs. Having been in the rear at the beginning of the race, the horse made headway two furlongs out and got bumped at an inopportune time.

Previously to this, jockey Joel Rosario gave the horse a tremendous spin to achieve victory in the Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct over one mile and one furlong, with the horse sent off at 43/20 on that occasion and there was also a third-placed finish at Gulfstream Park in the Holy Bull Stakes.

However, some punters might prefer the chances of We The People who has already notched a win at Belmont Stakes during a relatively short career. Sent off at betting odds of 59/20, the horse made no mistake when obliging by an impressive ten lengths in the Peter Pan Stakes.

Further improvement might be needed to win this clash, with Rich Strike an interesting price considering that the Eric R Reed-trained horse is bidding to add a Belmont Stakes victory to the Kentucky Derby triumph that was recorded just a few weeks ago.

It was an unbelievable shock considering that the horse was sent off at 81/1 and barely given a chance of securing a victory, although the runner made a strong challenge from three furlongs out and was able to sustain his assault on the leaders to get the job done.

It’s safe to say that Rich Strike isn’t anything like those racing betting odds for this encounter, with the horse having previously run well in the Jeff Ruby Steaks when finishing third in a Grade 3 encounter at Turfway Park.