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7 June, 2025

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.

By Don Shapiro

Don is the lead sports reporter for Gambling911.com AM hours in North America and has been writing for the site for well over a decade. He was born and raised in New Jersey.