Crudo promises a payout of $2400 for every $100 bet with a Belmont Stakes win Saturday.

Odds to Win the 2025 Belmont Stakes

Rot     To Win The 2025 Belmont Stakes     Moneyline
1     Hill Road         +1600
2     Sovereignty         +190
3     Rodriguez         +600
4     Uncaged         +5000
5     Crudo         +2400
6     Baeza         +425
7     Journalism         +190
8     Heart of Honor         +3400

All odds courtesy of BetPhoenix

Key Factors That Could Lead to Crudo Winning This Year's Preakness Stakes

Past Performance (6)

Crudo was a pacesetting 7 1/2-length winner of the 1 1/16-mile Sir Barton on Preakness Day May 17 at Pimlico.

Trainer (10)

Todd Pletcher has won the Belmont Stakes four times as a trainer. His victories include:

•     2007 – Rags to Riches, notable for being the first filly in over a century to win the Belmont
•     2013 – Palace Malice
•     2017 – Tapwrit
•     2022 – Mo Donegal, who led a 1-2 finish for Pletcher, with his other trainee, Nest, placing second.

Why Crudo Might Not Win This Year's Kentucky Derby

Distance Concerns (1)

This year's Belmont Stakes will be run at 1¼ miles (10 furlongs) due to the temporary venue at Saratoga.  This willl present a challenge for lightly raced or speed-oriented 3-year-olds.  The Belmont requires sustained pace and endurance.