Belmont Stakes 2016 Field: Early list of probables

Find out the horses that will be competing in the Belmont Stakes and the horses that may be competing in the third leg of the Triple Crown.

The New York Racing Association has released the early probables and questionables for the 2016 $1.5 million Belmont Stakes run on June 11. Only two horses can claim entry for all three Triple Crown races: Exaggerator and Lani. Others may have run in one other leg of the series, or, been targeted solely toward the Belmont.

While there is no Triple Crown on the line, the likely field of 3-year olds for this year’s Belmont Stakes will have tough, well-traveled millionaires to lightly raced prospects looking for an upset. Only Governor Malibu and Wild About Deb have race experience over the enormous Belmont oval.

After coming in third in the Preakness, this year’s Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist developed a fever and high white blood cell count causing his connections to withdraw him from the Belmont.

2016 Belmont Stakes Probables

Leading the list is Exaggerator, winner of the Preakness Stakes on May 21 and runner-up in the Kentucky Derby on May 7. Top money earner in the field, Exaggerator has won : $2,971,120.

Lani, flown over from Japan for the Triple Crown series, is the other runner coming into the Belmont from the Derby and Preakness. He was ninth in the Derby and fourth in the Preakness. Lani has earned $1,411,618 in the U.S., Dubai and Japan.

Cherry Wine was a surprise second in the Preakness. His earlier effort was a third in the Blue Grass Stakes. He has earned $518,878 in winnings.

Creator finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby but won the Arkansas Derby in a previous effort. His lifetime earnings are $768,320.

Destin was sixth in the Kentucky Derby and won the South Tampa Bay Derby beforehand. To date, he has won $390,700.

Governor Malibu is a coming into the Belmont from a second in the Peter Pan Stakes run over the Belmont track. He has won $209,600.

Suddenbreakingnews was fifth in the Kentucky Derby. Prior to that, he was second to Creator in the Arkansas Derby. His earnings are $730,032

2016 Belmont Stakes Maybe’s

Stradivari finished fourth in the Preakness. Lightly raced, he went into the Preakness off an allowance win at Gulfstream Park. His earnings are $154,200

Wild About Deb comes to the Belmont after a third in the Peter Pan Stakes. He won a Maiden Special Weight at Santa Anita Race Course in April. His earnings are $64,000.

Trojan Nation finished 16th in the Derby. His earlier effort was a second in the Wood Memorial. He has collected winnings of $213,290.

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