Belmont Stakes field could reach double digits
Conquest Mo Money trains on the track for the upcoming Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. Credit: Getty Images / Rob Carr
Preakness winner Cloud Computing and Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming are not expected to run, but the 149th Belmont Stakes still could draw a double-digit field June 10.
Besides Preakness runner-up Classic Empire, 12 others are being pointed for the Triple Crown finale or are possibilities, drf.com reported.
They are:
Conquest Mo Money
Japan-based Epicharis
Gormley
Irap
J Boys Echo
Lookin At Lee
Meantime
Multiplier
Patch
Senior Investment
Tapwrit
Twisted Tom
Chad Brown trains Cloud Computing and Twisted Tom. Derby also-rans Tapwrit and Patch run for Always Dreaming’s trainer, Todd Pletcher.
The last time the series’ first two winners skipped the Belmont was 2010 -- Super Saver (Derby) and Lookin At Lucky (Preakness).
