Jody Demling has revealed his win, place and show Belmont Stakes betting picks for the Belmont Stakes 2025, including Sovereignty and Journalism

Smith has won the Belmont Stakes three times, the last time aboard Baffert’s Triple Crown-winning Justify in 2018. Baffert, too, is seeking his fourth Belmont Stakes victory and first since Justify.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness Stakes champion Journalism are the headliners, but two short-priced entries complicate our betting strategy.

A s renovations continue at Belmont Park, the Belmont Stakes will for the second consecutive year be staged at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Once again, “T

Our horse-by-horse preview of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday includes our expert Ron Wood’s selection to win

Sovereignty (center) leads Journalism (right) and Baeza to the finish line during the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The three horses are entered in the Belmont Stakes. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)