War Will picked up his fourth triumph over his last six races last month when he emerged victorious in the 144th functioning of the Preakness Stakes. Together with Tyler Gaffalione once more on the mount, War of Will looks to add to his heritage with a triumph in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
War of Will is moving off at +225 about the Belmont Stakes chances in Elmont in sportsbooks tracked by OddsShark.com. The three-year-old’s impressive performance in the Preakness left horse racing enthusiasts wondering what the Kentucky Derby might have looked like if Maximum Security had not veered from his lane and impeded War of Will’s path in that race. However while the Triple Crown will not be up for grabs on Saturday, War of Will could turn out to be just the 31st horse in history to win both the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont.Tacitus figures to be the biggest barrier standing in War Will’s way on Saturday heading off since the betting favorite on the horse racing odds at +200. After finishing in fourth place at the Kentucky Derby (third via disqualification), Tacitus’s team opted to hold the horse out of the Preakness to keep him fresh for the Belmont. His 103 Beyer Speed Rating in April’s Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct is tied for the maximum rate any horse in this race has ever run.
The heap of horses sitting behind the two obvious favorites at betting sites are Master Fencer (+700 to win the Belmont Stakes), Bourbon War (+800) and Intrepid Heart (+800). The Japan native Master Fencer revealed some good late kick at the Kentucky Derby to maneuver from 19th place to seventh, and that late kick must serve him well as ancient leaders eliminate steam at the final stretches of the Belmont’s one and a half mile trail.
Rounding out the 10-horse area in this year’s Belmont Stakes are Preakness Stakes runner up Everfast (+1000), Sir Winston (+1200), Spinoff (+1200), Tax (+1200), and Joevia (+3300). Tax is another horse alongside Tacitus that has conducted a Beyer Speed of 103 before, but at the Kentucky Derby this horse didn’t show much finishing in 15th place with a speed rating of just 83.
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