Gene Menez, who hammered the Kentucky Derby exacta and trifecta for a $1,045 payout, reveals his 2025 Belmont Stakes bets and 2025 Belmont Stakes betting strategy for Saratoga Race Course

This is shaping up to be a very intriguing race at Belmont Park. First, you have the return of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, who purposely skipped the Preakness Stakes in order to “better prepare” for the Belmont Stakes. Though he has been out of the action, Sovereignty still is one of the favorites to win the race.

Follow along for live updates and analysis as Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness winner Journalism square off in the Belmont Stakes.

No Triple Crown will be on the line Saturday when the starting gate opens for the 2025 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Horse racing fans will get the next best thing, though: a rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness Stakes champ Journalism, and the possibility of a budding rivalry.

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The final leg of the horse-racing Triple Crown takes place on Saturday. There is no anticipation of a Triple Crown, as that dream died once Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty was held out of the Preakness. In addition, the race will take place in upstate New York rather than Belmont Park on Long Island.

The Belmont Stakes will be contested at Saratoga Race Course for the second straight year due to renovations at Belmont Park. Journalism and Sovereignty, the winners of the first two Triple Crown races, are the headliners in the eight-horse field. One of those two horses is expected to win given how strong each of them have looked in 2025.

Jody Demling has revealed his win, place and show Belmont Stakes betting picks for the Belmont Stakes 2025, including Sovereignty and Journalism

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The Triple Crown concludes with the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The race is a rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and runner up Journalism, who is the favorite after winning the Preakness.

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