{"id":16231,"date":"2024-06-05T08:45:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T08:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belmontstakesbettingsites.com\/?p=16231"},"modified":"2024-06-05T08:45:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T08:45:53","slug":"belmont-stakes-favorites-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belmontstakesbettingsites.com\/blog\/belmont-stakes-favorites-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are The Belmont Stakes Favorites Ahead of 2024 Triple Crown Race?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As we race towards the final Triple Crown contest of the season, many US horse racing fans will be keen to know who are the Belmont Stakes favorites this year and what is the recent record like of the market leaders in the Test of the Champion<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n Sierra Leone<\/strong> was last seen just missing out in the Kentucky Derby by a nose to Mystik Dan. With Ken McPeek’s Run For The Roses<\/em> hero also heading to Saratoga, you’d think he’d be one of the Belmont Stakes favorites.<\/p>\n But, it’s actually Sierra Leone that heads the betting for the final Triple Crown race.<\/p>\n A photo finish split the pair at Churchill Downs (watch below) and Mystik Dan has since run second to Seize The Grey in the Preakness Stakes.<\/p>\n However, the Belmont Stakes betting sees the Kentucky Derby winner around four times the price of Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n Many handicappers feel, and oddsmakers on the best Belmont Stakes betting sites<\/a> seem to agree, that the Chad Brown-trained Sierra Leone was a slightly unlucky loser at Churchill Downs. After a 35-day break, he runs at Saratoga as a slightly fresher horse.<\/p>\nSierra Leone One Of The Belmont Stakes Favorites in 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Sierra Leone Will Head To Saratoga Fresher Than Most<\/strong><\/h3>\n