Pro horse racing handicapper Michael “The Wizard” Kipness analyzes the eight-horse field for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, labeling each horse a contender or pretender.

While there will not be a Triple Crown winner this season, Saturday’s 157th running of the Belmont Stakes does boast the winners of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, Sovereignty and Journalism. Those two thoroughbreds and six other horses will race for the winner’s share of the $2,000,000 purse.

Jody Demling, who has nailed four of the last seven Belmont Stakes winners, just revealed his 2025 Belmont Stakes picks for Saturday, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course following the 2025 Belmont Stakes p