Eleven Belmont winners have come from the No. 2 post and Chrome is a 3-5 favorite in the 11-horse field for the 1 1/2-mile race, the longest of the three Triple Crown races. Chrome is bidding to become the 12th Triple Crown winner and the first since Affirmed in 1978. Since then, 12 horses have won the first two legs of the Triple Crown, only to fall short in the Belmont.
“I really think you are going to see the next Triple Crown winner,” Chrome’s trainer, Art Sherman, told the New York Times. “I just think he is the best horse.”
Here are the post positions and morning line odds for all 11 horses:
1. Medal Count (20-1)
2. California Chrome (3-5)
3. Matterhorn (30-1)
4. Commanding Curve (15-1)
5. Ride On Curlin (12-1)
6. Matuszak (30-1)
7. Samraat (20-1)
8. Commissioner (20-1)
9. Wicked Strong (6-1)
10. General a Rod (20-1)
11. Tonalist (8-1)
No horse has won since the No. 2 post since in 20 years, so you know which horse the New York Rangers will be rooting for.
The last Belmont Stakes winner to come from Post 2 was Tabasco Cat in 1994, 3 days before the last Stanley Cup won by the @NYRangers
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 4, 2014