Buglers Tony and Carson Cambaro play the Call to the Post on opening day of the Belmont festival at the Saratoga Race Course on June 4, 2025 in Saratoga Springs. The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes comes Saturday, but the five-day event that includes the final leg of the Triple Crown starts up today at Saratoga Race Course.

The Saratoga weather is calling for wet conditions on Saturday, and the team at SportsLine has broken down the top Belmont Stakes horses to back in fast conditions

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 2025 Belmont Stakes is being billed as a heavyweight fight between Sovereignty, the winner of the Kentucky Derby running out of the No. 2 post, and Journalism, the Preakness winner and Derby runner-up running out of the No. 7 post.