Saturday’s Belmont Stakes has all the makings of being one of the best horse races you’ll see this decade.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, whose connections sparked controversy by choosing to skip the Preakness Stakes and abandon a Triple Crown bid, and Preakness Stakes winner Journalism, who overcame horrendous traffic trouble in the stretch to prevail in that contest, will go head to head with six other colts in their quest to conquer “the test of the champion.” Indeed, if either Sovereignty or Journalism wins the Belmont, they will likely have wrapped up 3-year-old champions honors for this year, at the very least.

Once again, this year’s Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course as the massive reconstruction of Belmont Park continues. Because of the change in venue at th

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