2018 Belmont Stakes Post Position Draw Has Justify Starting From the Rail

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Jun/05/2018

The 2018 Belmont Stakes post positions have been announced.  SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE

What stands out most here is that Justify drew the rail.  He's still coming in at 4-1 odds.

While it's true that this post position has produced the most winners at 23, that vast majority of those came at a time when fewer horses competed.

In the last 20 years, every post from one through 13 has at least one winner except No. 10.  Blended Citizen at 18-1 odds will start from here. 

2018 Belmont Stakes Field

Post — Horse (Jockey; Trainer; Morning Line Odds)

1 — Justify (Mike Smith; Bob Baffert; 4-5)

 Free Drop Billy (Robby Albarado; Dale Romans; 30-1)

— Bravazo (Luis Saez; D. Wayne Lukas; 8-1)

— Hofburg (Irad Ortiz; William I. Mott; 9-2)

 Restoring Hope (Florent Geroux; Bob Baffert; 30-1)

 Gronkowski (Jose Ortiz; Chad Brown; 12-1)

 Tenfold (Ricardo Santana Jr.; Steven Asmussen; 12-1) 

 Vino Rosso (John R. Velazquez; Todd Pletcher; 8-1) 

— Noble Indy (Javier Castellano; Todd Pletcher; 30-1)

10 — Blended Citizen (Kyle Frey; Doug O'Neill; 15-1)

 

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