Admit it, you forgot about the Belmont Stakes
The third leg of the Triple Crown is this weekend, and since the same horse didn't win the first two races, no one cares. Not even the horseracing fanatics at Visa. The thing is, this is actually setting up to be an interesting race.
Remember, the same three horses finished in the top three in both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Two of those three, Preakness winner Curlin and Derby runner-up Hard Spun, will race Saturday.
And then there's the storyline of Rags to Riches, a Todd Pletcher entry who happens to be a girl horse (aka, a filly). A filly hasn't won the Belmont in 102 years. So why does this horse have a shot? She won her last four races, including the Kentucky Oaks. Not too shabby.
The draw is tomorrow, followed by odds Thursday morning. Eight to nine entries are expected.
