<h1>Belmont Stakes 2025 Betting Tips: Could an Outsider Upset the Odds at Saratoga?</h1> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The third leg of American racing’s Triple Crown will unfold on Sunday (09:00 am AEST) with the Belmont Stakes at the Saratoga track in New York.</p> <p>Will one of the favourites, Journalism and Sovereignty, prevail, or can an underdog shine?</p> <p>Browse the latest <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/horse-racing/international/saratoga/race-14-9275430">Belmont Stakes 2025 betting odds</a> and markets at Sportsbet.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Belmont Stakes 2025: Top Contenders</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Much of the attention in the market will be for the winners of the other Triple Crown events this season.</p> <p>Journalism, the Preakness Stakes winner in May, is currently the market leader at $2.70. He also came second in the Kentucky Derby and won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby in April, so this horse’s top-tier credentials are assured.</p> <p>But this will be his third run in the space of a month or so… could fatigue be a factor? In the past 25 years, only four Preakness Stakes winners have gone on to triumph in the Belmont Stakes too.</p> <p>Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby champion this year, is considered the next best at $3.00. Aside from Triple Crown winners, it’s been 30 years since the Kentucky Derby winner went on to prevail in the Belmont Stakes.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Belmont Stakes 2025: Value Picks</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Appealing to punters is likely to be Baeza ($4.50), who has been given a plum middle lane draw in stall six.</p> <p>John Shirreffs’ horse ran a gallant race in the Kentucky Derby from a wide draw, finishing a neck behind Journalism and less than two lengths adrift of Sovereignty.</p> <p>Second at the Santa Anita Derby and well rested, Baeza looks an intriguing proposition for the Belmont.</p> <p>Another well rested horse is Rodriguez ($8.00), who didn’t run in either of the opening Triple Crown races.</p> <p>Trainer Bob Baffert requires little introduction as an American racing hall of famer, while Rodriguez’s win in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial Stakes suggests he can be a player at this level.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Belmont Stakes 2025: Betting Angles</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sportsbet are offering both win only and each way markets for the Belmont Stakes, with three places paid at 1/5 odds.</p> <p>That opens the door for punters who want to speculatively take on Journalism and Sovereignty. The history books are against both of those horses at Saratoga, although it should be noted that they each have the class to make their own slice of history.</p> <p>But, playing the numbers, punters may prefer an each way punt on Baeza, who has shown that he can live with the two favourites.&nbsp;</p> <p>A plum draw will only serve to help his cause, while swerving the Preakness Stakes may yet prove to be a masterstroke from Shirreffs.</p> <p>An each way flutter on Rodriguez perhaps comes with more risk attached, but he’s a progressive sort that could challenge the placed on Sunday.</p>