Triple Crown Hopes For Saturday’s Belmont Stakes [VIDEO]

I'm not an avid horseracing fan, but my wife and I do take interest in the Triple Crown, and this Saturday, it's the 146th "Belmont Stakes". To make it more exciting, this year there's a good chance we might see the first Triple Crown winner since "Affirmed" in 1978 if "California Chrome" finishes first!

As of Thursday, June 5th, there are 11 horses entered in The Belmont Stakes, Saturday, June 7th. According to belmontstakes.com:

"Since 1919, only 11 horses have won racing’s most prestigious prize, the Triple Crown. Affirmed, in 1978, was the last horse to achieve the remarkable feat of winning all three races, at three different distances, at three different tracks, in the space of five weeks. The current 32-year gap between Triple Crown winners is the longest drought in the series’ history.

"The field for the 146th Belmont Stakes

Post            Horse             Jockey          Odds

1 Medal Count      Robby Albarado          20-1

2 California Chrome        Victor Espinoza 3-5

3 Matterhorn                 Joe Bravo           30-1

4 Commanding Curve    Shaun Bridgmohan 15-1

5 Ride On Curlin        John Velazquez   12-1

6 Matuszak                 Mike Smith         30-1

7 Samraat                  Jose Ortiz          20-1

8 Commissioner       Javier Castellano  20-1

9 Wicked Strong      Rajiv Maragh         6-1

10 General a Rod     Rosie Napravnik   20 -1

11 Tonalist                 Joel Rosario      8 - 1"

The 146th Belmont Stakes will be broadcast on NBC beginning at 4:30 p.m, and according to bleacherreport.com:

"Saturday, June 7

 Belmont Park in Elmont, New York

Post Time: 6:35 p.m. ET"

Watch the dramatic finish as California Chrome wins the "Preakness Stakes 2014":

PLEASE NOTE THAT ODDS MAY CHANGE AND HORSES MAY BE SCRATCHED RIGHT UP UNTIL RACE TIME. THE LIST OF CONTENDERS AND ODDS REFECT INFORMATION AS OF THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014