The 150th running of the 2018 Belmont Stakes is in the books. The third leg of the Triple Crown ended in dramatic fashion. Nyquist took the Kentucky Derby while while Exaggerator took the Preakness. On Saturday, Creator won by a nose.
Nyquist was out of the Belmont Stakes due to illness, which left the 13-horse field wide open, though two of the top horses constantly brought up were Exaggerator and Suddenbreakingnews. The former was a favorite entering the race with 6-5 odds while the latter had 5-1 odds to win.
Destin had a very good beginning, followed by Gettysburg. At the end of the first turn, Gettysburg had a notable lead. But Destin never let up, leading the race for the majority of the time. Exaggerator spent most of the race in fifth place, about two lengths away from first place.
But as Destin was nearing the end of the race, Creator came seemingly out of nowhere. Creator stormed up from the outside towards the end of the race so they couldn't immediately call the winner.
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The 148th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, and 2018 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival is on Saturday, June 6. Choose from the options below to find out more information regarding the event of the summer.
A little after 6:50 p.m. ET on Saturday at Belmont Park, just outside of Queens in New York, American Pharoah will break from the gate at the Belmont Stakes with the chance to become the 12th horse to win thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown. Thirteen have attempted the feat in the 37 years since Affirmed nosed ahead of Alydar for the victory in 1978. All have come up empty in their bids.
There's been debate among experts why, exactly, the Triple Crown is so hard to win. Theories range from the distance to running on tired legs, to horses just not being bred to be able to sprint at the Derby and Preakness and be able to run the longer mile-and-a-half distance of the Belmont. Wired.com even noted that Triple Crown winners have all but dried up since trainers began giving their horses a diuretic drug called Lasix in the 1970s to help prevent them from bleeding into their own air passages. The side effect was a loss of electrolytes and dehydration.
A little after 6:50 p.m. ET on Saturday at Belmont Park, just outside of Queens in New York, American Pharoah will break from the gate at the Belmont Stakes with the chance to become the 12th horse to win thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown. Thirteen have attempted the feat in the 37 years since Affirmed nosed ahead of Alydar for the victory in 1978. All have come up empty in their bids.
There's been debate among experts why, exactly, the Triple Crown is so hard to win. Theories range from the distance to running on tired legs, to horses just not being bred to be able to sprint at the Derby and Preakness and be able to run the longer mile-and-a-half distance of the Belmont. Wired.com even noted that Triple Crown winners have all but dried up since trainers began giving their horses a diuretic drug called Lasix in the 1970s to help prevent them from bleeding into their own air passages. The side effect was a loss of electrolytes and dehydration.
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