Belmont Stakes 2024 predictions, field, odds: Win, place, show, trifecta, plus superfecta expert picks

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey are the 2024 Belmont Stakes favorites, but does our expert think they can win?

The 2024 Belmont Stakes will have a temporary home this year, as Saratoga Race Course will host the final leg of the Triple Crown due to ongoing construction at Belmont Park. Saturday's race will be run at a shorter 1.25-mile distance than the standard 1.5-mile length because of the venue change. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey are both in the official 2024 Belmont Stakes field. However, Kentucky Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is the 9-5 favorite in the 2024 Belmont Stakes odds following Monday's 2024 Belmont Stakes post draw.

Sierra Leone comes into the Belmont Stakes 2024 with extra rest after sitting out during the Preakness, while Mystik Dan is getting set to run in all three legs of the Triple Crown. How should rest play a role in your 2024 Belmont Stakes prediction? With so much to consider while making your 2024 Belmont Stakes picks, a little expert help can go a long way.

The Belmont Stakes is at the heart of horse racing as the final jewel of the Triple Crown, and it is often considered to be the most difficult of the three major races. It is the longest of the races and always features an elite field to serve as a true "Test of the Champion." Only 13 horses have been able to make history as a Triple Crown winner, the most recent being Justify in 2018. There was a 25-year Triple Crown drought before American Pharoah won in 2015, and the current drought was extended to six years when Mystik Dan did not win the Preakness. However, there is still plenty on the line this year, especially with multiple proven winners in the 2024 Belmont Stakes lineup.

Given all the history, there's a method to picking which horses to focus on for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets in the Belmont Stakes, and SportsLine expert Jody Demling knows what it is. He can help you make the best 2024 Belmont Stakes picks possible.

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling enters the 2024 Belmont Stakes having nailed the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last six years, including an exacta in 2022 with Mo Donegal and Nest. He also called Flightline's win at the Breeders' Cup Classic in November of that year. 

Demling is at his best in the biggest horse races in the world like the Belmont Stakes 2024. In fact, he has hit 11 of the last 16 Derby-Oaks doubles at Churchill Downs. He's also called 10 of the last 20 Preakness winners, including nailing his Preakness winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta picks in 2023 and then the trifecta again in 2024. Anyone who has followed him is up huge. 

He keenly understands when the Kentucky Derby or Preakness Stakes winners were poised for victory or a massive upset in the final leg of the Triple Crown. Anyone who has followed him is up huge. Now, he's sharing all of his 2024 Belmont Stakes bets here.

Top 2024 Belmont Stakes expert picks

Here's a refresher on these types of bets from SportsLine's Jody Demling:

Belmont Stakes Exacta: Pick the first- and second-place finishers in the correct order. A $2 exacta returned $68 at the 2023 Belmont Stakes with Arcangelo and Forte.

Belmont Stakes Trifecta: Pick the first-, second- and third-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 trifecta returned $133.24 at the 2023 Belmont Stakes with Arcangelo, Forte and Tapit Trice.

Belmont Stakes Superfecta: Pick the first-, second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 superfecta returned $292.50 at the 2023 Belmont Stakes with Hit Show and $191.50 with Angel of Empire after a tie for fourth.

Demling is fading Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey. Instead, he is building his tickets around Sierra Leone and a big longshot who "keeps getting better and better." You can see his picks here. 

How to make 2024 Belmont Stakes bets

Demling has specific recommendations for exacta, trifecta and superfecta wagers so you can cover all your bases at the Belmont Stakes 2024. He's sharing them over at SportsLine.

So which horses do you take, and in what combinations? Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2024 Belmont Stakes.

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