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The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes is taking place Saturday at the Saratoga Race Course. This third leg of the Triple Crown, which is normally held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, is now for the first time happening in Saratoga due to renovations. Belmont Park is undergoing a $455 million renovation to improve track surfaces and build a newer, smaller grandstand, according to The Associated Press. Saturday’s venue is different in more than just name.
The 3-year-old previously won the Blue Grass Stakes and Risen Star Stakes, and finished second in the Kentucky Derby. Brown, who is from nearby Mechanicville, New York, has never won the Belmont Stakes. Mystik Dan, the Kentucky Derby winner, boasts the second-best odds at 5/1. Trainer Kenny McPeek is aiming for his second career Belmont Stakes victory, having won with Sarava in 2002. Legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas will look to claim his fifth career Belmont victory .
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