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Expert Trifecta, Superfecta, and Exacta Picks for the 2023 Belmont, featuring Forte and National Treasure.

    The 155th running of the Belmont Stakes on June 10 will absolutely live up to one of its monikers. Long considered the “Test of a Champion”, this third leg of the Triple Crown series offers some intriguing story lines. Let’s examine a few as nine talented three-year-old males will come together in New York to decide who is the Belmont Stakes champ.   The mile-and-a-half distance of this race is always a question as none of the...

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The third jewel of the Triple Crown will be run this Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

The return of Kentucky Derby favorite Forte and Preakness winner National Treasure adds intrigue to the race as the sport deals with a spike in horse deaths.

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June 2 1896 — Hastings, ridden by H. Griffin, edges Handspring by a neck to capture the Belmont Stakes. 1908 — Royal Tourist, ridden by Eddie Dugan, posts a four-length victory over Live Wire in the Preakness Stakes.

The Belmont Stakes remains the race that is most conjured when Secretariat’s name is mentioned by both novice fans and learned pundits

ORAL Hayden, one of the newly licensed trainers, says his passion for horses and desire to care for the animals prompted him to become a thoroughbred horse conditioner. Hayden, who graduated from...

Tapit Trice’s pedigree along with his running style make him an ideal candidate for the Belmont Stakes’ demanding 1 1/2-mile distance