Uncover the Hidden Contenders Set to Shake Up 2025 Belmont Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course

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Ten horses on a 7-furlong dirt track for 3-year-olds with a $500K purse. 

Trained by Saratoga native, Chad Brown, #10 Chancer McPatrick (4-1) won both starts at Saratoga, including his maiden race last summer and the G1 Hopeful at seven furlongs on this sod two months later. He’s competed in five consecutive graded stakes races and prefers the shorter distance: 3-0 at a mile or shorter and 0-1-0 in three route races. 

I’m pairing McPatrick with #3 Macho Music (8-1), who is 1-1-0 in his two starts in Saratoga. Macho Music has run faster in five straight races, including his win by 3.25 lengths in the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile at Churchill last month. Early speed runs better on sloppy tracks at Saratoga, and Macho Music has the second-fastest early speed in this field. 

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