Horse racing fans who enjoyed financial bliss betting Rich Strike in the Kentucky Derby will not find anywhere near those moonshot odds in Saturday’s 154th running of the Belmont Stakes.
On Tuesday, the second-biggest upset winner (80/1) in the history of the Run for the Roses was installed as the third betting choice in the final leg of the Triple Crown at 7-2 odds.
We The People, who will be breaking from the rail, was installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite. The son of Constitution enters with three wins in four career starts. In his last race May 14 at Belmont Park, he dominated the Peter Pan Stakes with an impressive gate-to-wire victory by double-digit lengths.