The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds; fillies carry 121 pounds.
Belmont Stakes: Picks| 2022 odds| 2022 lineup| Record
Picks:
Mo Donegal, who finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby and skipped the Preakness Stakes, is listed as the 5-2 favorite. He had three wins and two third-place finishes in his career prior to racing in a loaded field at Churchill Downs, with one of those wins coming at the Wood Memorial Stakes in April.
With so much to consider, you’ll want to see what SportsLine’s Jody Demling has to say before entering any 2022 Belmont Stakes picks or horse racing predictions of your own, considering his spectacular track record in this race.
2022 odds:
| HORSE | ODDS | PROJECTION |
|---|---|---|
| Mo Donegal | 5-1 | SEE PICKS |
| We The People | 7-2 | SEE PICKS |
| Rich Strike | 9-2 | SEE PICKS |
| Creative Minister | 6-1 | SEE PICKS |
| Nest | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
| Ethereal Road | 12-1 | SEE PICKS |
| Skippylongstocking | 13-1 | SEE PICKS |
| Barber Road | 14-1 | SEE PICKS |
| Golden Glide | 20-1 | SEE PICKS |
| Kuchar | 33-1 | SEE PICKS |
2022 lineup:
One surprise: Yu is bullish on Kentucky Oaks runner-up Nest, who is 8-1 in the early Belmont Stakes odds.
The only filly in the Belmont field, Nest entered the Oaks on a three-race winning streak. But in that race Secret Oath got the jump on Nest, who ran well just to hold onto second.
At 1½ miles, the Belmont is a test of stamina like few other races, and Yu believes Nest has the pedigree to run well.
Record:
The overall speed record for the Belmont Stakes is held by the one and only Secretariat (1973), who ran the race in an astonishing 2:24.00 flat, while also establishing the fraction records throughout his effort. Secretariat dusted his rivals on that fateful day by a staggering 31 lengths.
Only four horses challenged Secretariat in the Belmont, even though the previous seven horses to have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness withered in the 1 1/2-mile race, unable to match Citation’s 1948 Triple Crown.
