NY Times · Jun 4, 2015
Belmont Stakes 2015: Predictions and Analysis
Photo After winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, American Pharoah is the favorite to also take the Belmont and become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. Credit Victor J. Blue for The New York Times The horses for the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes are listed in order of post position with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. The morning-line odds were set by Eric Donovan of Belmont Park.
Purse: $1.5 million guaranteed Distance: one and a half miles
Track record: 2:24 (Secretariat, 1973) Weight: 126 pounds
Post time: 6:50 p.m. Eastern Television: NBC
Joe Drape’s picks: Materiality, Madefromlucky, Frosted