After so many things went right for Rich Strike in winning the Kentucky Derby, he’ll likely need even more good fortune at the Belmont Stakes.
Rich Strike won’t go off at odds of more than 80-1 this time, but even after bypassing the Preakness Stakes to run in the final leg of the Triple Crown, he’s not expected to be the horse to beat in the field of eight. That distinction belongs to morning-line favorite We the People, a newcomer to the Triple Crown trail who could set the pace in the 1 ¹/₂-mile race and thrive if it rains in New York on Saturday.
“We’re all going to be running for second, even the Derby winner,” said Casse, who’s set to saddle Golden Glider in the Belmont. Golden Glider finished a distant second to We the People in the Peter Pan on May 14. “Is that his lifetime best? I don’t know,” retired jockey Jerry Bailey said. “History will only tell us that. But I think he’s going to have to run better than that, actually, to win.”
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