Belmont Stakes: Tacitus is Our Pick

The Belmont Stakes is coming up at 6:37 p.m. Eastern, and we find it hard to see a horse other  than Tacitus or War of Will winning the race.

That view is based on their strong performances in Triple Crown races and their overall records. compared with today's rivals.

We like Tacitus to win because he seems better suited than War of Will to today's 1 1/2 mile distance--with War of Will finishing second.

We like Tax, Sir Winston, Everfast and Master Fencer for use in the second spot in exacta part wheels and in deeper exotic bets.

Predicted finish:

1 Tacitus (10)

2 War of Will (9)

3 Tax (4)]

4 Sir Winston (7)
5 Everfast  (2)