Gene Menez, who hammered the Kentucky Derby exacta and trifecta for a $1,045 payout, reveals his 2025 Belmont Stakes bets and 2025 Belmont Stakes betting strategy for Saratoga Race Course

The five days of racing were highlighted by Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty’s sweeping victory over Derby runner-up and Preakness winner Journalism in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Sovereignty outran Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch in the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, the race once again showcasing the best in horse racing.

The longstanding Williston Park diner, owned by the Sarfs horse racing family, sponsored jockey Junior Alvarado on Sovereignty and jockey Umberto Rispoli on Journalism. Between the two, they brought home the gold from the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, winning Hildenbrandt’s what some call a triple crown by extension.

The 157th Belmont Stakes was run in Saratoga Springs Saturday. It marked the second year in a row that the third leg of the Triple Crown was run upstate. While thousands of fans descended upon the Spa City for a week of racing rains put a damper on the celebration.

Journalism or Sovereignty? Jody Demling, who has nailed four of the last seven Belmont Stakes winners, just revealed his 2025 Belmont Stakes picks for Saturday, June 7 at Saratoga Race Course