Guaranteed Tip Sheet Belmont (2024)

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Who are the experts picking to win the 2024 Belmont Stakes? ›

In the latest 2024 Belmont Stakes odds, Sierra Leone remains the betting favorite; he's also the favorite on the morning line. Sierra Leone and Mindframe are two of our best bets to win the 2024 Belmont, while Antiquarian is a good long shot pick, according to our horse racing experts.

A tip sheet is a document made by a handicapper that provides information on potential bets for horse racing. They typically list all of the horses competing, their odds and insights from the handicapper on their chances of winning.

The final leg of the American Triple Crown is the Belmont Stakes, a 1 1/2 mile race for a lineup of three-year-old Thoroughbreds held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, every June.

Dornoch, 17-1 long shot co-owned by Jayson Werth, wins 2024 Belmont Stakes, third leg of Triple Crown. Dornoch hit it out of the park. The 17-1 long shot won Saturday's 156th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

The safest bet you can make is a SHOW bet on the favorite. While it's the most likely to hit, it delivers a small return. If you want to make more money, you need to bet on the more exotic wagers. They include the EXACTA (top two horses in order), the TRIFECTA (top three in order) or the SUPERFECTA (top four in order).

Why the 2024 Belmont Stakes was moved. In December 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the 2024 Belmont Stakes would be at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, some three hours north of Belmont Park because the racetrack was undergoing a major renovation.

Which leg of the Triple Crown is the longest? ›

What are the distances of the Triple Crown races? The Belmont Stakes is the longest race at 1 1/2 miles. The Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles long, while the Preakness Stakes is the shortest at 1 3/16 miles.

This year, with it happening at Saratoga Race Course instead of Belmont Park, the shape of the track makes it implausible to run it at 1½ miles, so it's being shortened to 1¼ miles — the same distance as the Kentucky Derby.

Secretariat is the track king of Belmont Park. His record of 2:24.00 from 1973 remains the speed record for the Belmont Stakes, and his win of 31 lengths is the largest margin of victory ever recorded in the race as well.

Seize the Grey is 8-1 in the 2024 Belmont Stakes odds to win and complete the Preakness-Belmont Double, which hasn't been accomplished in almost 20 years. Mystik Dan is 5-1 to complete a Kentucky Derby-Belmont Double, while Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is the 9-5 favorite among the 2024 Belmont Stakes horses.

The 2024 Belmont Stakes was the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes and the first time the event took place at Saratoga Race Course, due to renovations at Belmont Park. The 11⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres) race was won by upset Dornoch (17-1) with a time of 2:01.64.

Superfecta (Honor Marie): $3,200.50

Mystik Dan, winner of the 2024 Derby and Preakness runner-up, finished in eighth. No horse has won the Derby, lost the Preakness and come back to win the Belmont since Thunder Gulch in 1995, per ESPN's Lane Gold.