On Saturday, nine horses will leave the starting gate in the 2023 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Florida Derby winner Forte is the 5-2 favorite in the 2023 Belmont Stakes odds, while Blue Grass Stakes winner Tapit Trice is 3-1 in the 2023 Belmont Stakes field. Post time is 7:02 p.m. ET.
With an accomplished field set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you NEED to see what SportsLine horse racing guru Gene Menez has to say before making any 2023 Belmont Stakes picks, considering his mastery of this year's three-year-old races. Join SportsLine here to see his shocking picks!
A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its website for almost 14 years. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as SI's handicapper for the Triple Crown races and correctly predicted Super Saver to win the Kentucky Derby in 2010. In 2015, while writing for Sports on Earth, Menez accurately gave out the Kentucky Derby superfecta. In 2017, he tweeted out his Kentucky Derby picks, including Always Dreaming to win, and hit the Pick 4. Join SportsLine here to win your Belmont bets!
In a span of seven races earlier this year, he cashed the winner of the Lecomte Stakes, the exacta in the Southwest Stakes, the winner of the Holy Bull Stakes, the winner of the Sam F. Davis Stakes, and the trifecta in the Jenny Wiley Stakes. Three weeks ago, he nailed National Treasure's win in the Preakness. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP! Join SportsLine now to get his Belmont bets!
For the 2023 Belmont Stakes, we can tell you that Menez is fading Forte, even though he is the top favorite! Another surprise: Menez is high on Arcangelo, even though he's an 8-1 longshot. He's a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. "Trained by Jena Antonucci, this ridgling is improving at the right time," Menez told SportsLine.
Menez's top pick is a horse who is "sitting on a big effort" ahead of Saturday's race! He is also high on double-digit longshot coming off a "sneaky-good" race! He is including these horses in his 2023 Belmont Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!
Who wins the 2023 Belmont Stakes? And which double-digit longshot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine now to get the top 2023 Belmont Stakes picks and bets, all from the expert who nailed six races in a seven-race stretch and just called the Preakness winner!
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