The 2024 Belmont Stakes will have a different look when it takes place on Saturday, June 8. Due to construction at Belmont Park, the Third Jewel of the Triple Crown will be held at Saratoga Race Course. The biggest difference will be the 2024 Belmont Stakes distance, which has been shortened to 1 1/4 mile long instead of the traditional 1 1/2. The shorter length could benefit 2024 Belmont Stakes horses like Antiquarian, who won the Peter Pan Stakes at 1 1/8 miles last month. Antiquarian is a 12-1 long shot in the latest 2024 Belmont Stakes odds. Post time for the race is 6:41 p.m. ET.
Kentucky Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is the 9-5 favorite to win the Belmont Stakes 2024, followed by Mindframe at 7-2. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is 5-1 and Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey comes is 8-1. With so much to consider while making your 2024 Belmont Stakes picks, a little expert help can go a long way.
Antiquarian will garner plenty of attention given the connection between the Peter Pan Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Nine of the first 12 winners of the Peter Pan went on to win the Belmont, and eight Peter Pan winners since 1951 have also won the final race of the Triple Crown. Four of those eight won both races in the same decade: Counterpoint (1951), High Gun (1954), Gallant Man (1957) and Cavan (1958). The most recent was Arcangelo, who won the Peter Pan and Belmont Stakes in 2023.
Given all the history, there's a method to picking which horses to focus on for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets in the Belmont Stakes, and SportsLine expert Jody Demling knows what it is. He can help you make the best 2024 Belmont Stakes picks possible.
A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling enters the 2024 Belmont Stakes having nailed the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last six years, including an exacta in 2022 with Mo Donegal and Nest. He also called Flightline's win at the Breeders' Cup Classic in November of that year.
Demling is at his best in the biggest horse races in the world like the Belmont Stakes 2024. In fact, he has hit 11 of the last 16 Derby-Oaks doubles at Churchill Downs. He's also called 10 of the last 20 Preakness winners, including nailing his Preakness winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta picks in 2023 and then the trifecta again in 2024. Anyone who has followed him is up huge.
He keenly understands when the Kentucky Derby or Preakness Stakes winners were poised for victory or a massive upset in the final leg of the Triple Crown. Anyone who has followed him is up huge.Now, he's sharing all of his 2024 Belmont Stakes bets here.
Top 2024 Belmont Stakes expert picks
Here's a refresher on these types of bets from SportsLine's Jody Demling:
Belmont Stakes Exacta: Pick the first- and second-place finishers in the correct order. A $2 exacta returned $68 at the 2023 Belmont Stakes with Arcangelo and Forte.
Belmont Stakes Trifecta: Pick the first-, second- and third-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 trifecta returned $133.24 at the 2023 Belmont Stakes with Arcangelo, Forte and Tapit Trice.
Belmont Stakes Superfecta: Pick the first-, second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 superfecta returned $292.50 at the 2023 Belmont Stakes with Hit Show and $191.50 with Angel of Empire after a tie for fourth.
Demling is fading Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey. Instead, he is building his tickets around Sierra Leone and a big longshot who "keeps getting better and better." You can see his picks here.
How to make 2024 Belmont Stakes bets
Demling has specific recommendations for exacta, trifecta and superfecta wagers so you can cover all your bases at the Belmont Stakes 2024. He's sharing them over at SportsLine.
So which horses do you take, and in what combinations? Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2024 Belmont Stakes.
2024 Belmont Stakes odds, horses
Prg # | Horse | Odds | Projections |
1 | Seize the Grey | 8-1 | SEE PICKS |
2 | Resilience | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
3 | Mystik Dan | 5-1 | SEE PICKS |
4 | Wine Steward | 15-1 | SEE PICKS |
5 | Antiquarian | 12-1 | SEE PICKS |
6 | Dornoch | 15-1 | SEE PICKS |
7 | Protective | 20-1 | SEE PICKS |
8 | Honor Marie | 12-1 | SEE PICKS |
9 | Sierra Leone | 9-5 | SEE PICKS |
10 | Mindframe | 7-2 | SEE PICKS |