Jody Demling, who has nailed four of the last seven Belmont Stakes winners, reveals picks for 2025 Belmont Stakes horses like Sovereignty, Journalism and Rodriguez

The 2025 Belmont Stakes has a rare but intriguing storyline attached to it. A Triple Crown is not on the line on Saturday at Saratoga, but the winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes are entered into the eight-horse field.

The track at the old Belmont Park was a mile-and-a-half oval, the only one of that length in the country and one perfectly suited to the Belmont Stakes’ 12 furlongs (a furlong is an eighth of a mile). That will remain unchanged when Belmont reopens.