SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) 鈥� Renegade remains the favorite for Saturday’s with just over six hours to go before post time of the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown.
The runner-up trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher has been bet down to 8-5 after on the morning line. The rest of the money has spread out significantly, with , Chief Wallabee, Commandment and Emerging Market all 5-1.
The long shots in the field of nine are Pletcher-trained Powershift at 12-1, Growth Equity at 13-1, Ottinho at 19-1 and Vitruivian Man at 20-1.
The Belmont is in upstate New York for a third and final time while its traditional home on the border of Queens and Long Island was . The race is set to next year.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner. She is looking to be the second at the Belmont after with Archangelo.
DeVaux was born in Saratoga Springs and at the track.
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