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The interesting thing about the long, grueling Belmont Stakes is that horses that come from the back of the pack rarely win it.

Besides the Belmont Stakes, there are five other Grade 1 races scheduled for Belmont Park on Saturday afternoon. All post times Eastern.

There will be no shortage of competition for the Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Exaggerator on Saturday, June 11, for the Belmont Stakes (G1). There is expected to be a field of thirteen for the third jewel of the Triple Crown.

While Todd Pletcher’s Kentucky Derby struggles have been well-documented over the years, the New York-based trainer has been considerably better in the Belmont Stakes with two wins and four runner-up finishes in the last ten renewals of the race.

The $100,000 Paradise Creek Stakes, a race carded at seven furlongs for three year-old turf horses May 28 at Belmont, features a field of eight in addition to a pair of runners on the also-eligible list in what shapes up to be a great betting race.

In what proved to be a much different race than most expected, Exaggerator with jockey Kent Desormeaux won a smart tactical battle.

On what is expected to be a wet Pimlico track, Nyquist and Exaggerator will renew their rivalry, the former looking for the second jewel of the Triple Crown.

The picture of the field for the 2016 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico is beginning to become clear as the post position draw looms on Wednesday. The second jewel of the Triple Crown is scheduled to run on Saturday, May 21 and will feature the undefeated champion Nyquist.

Every year following the Kentucky Derby, so-called 'new shooters' join the Triple Crown series at the Preakness to take on the Derby champion. Here's a look at this year's challengers.

Racing at Belmont Park this Saturday includes a handful of stakes, including the (G1) Man O' War, the (G2) Ruffian Handicap and (G2) Peter Pan Stakes.