Belmont Stakes Bettor's Guide: American Pharoah goes for Triple Crown

Get your bets ready because the Belmont Stakes are just around the corner! The annual Thoroughbred horse race is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, and this year, American Pharoah has a chance to take home the 

The back story: If you're in a New York state of mind because of the Belmont Stakes, you might be thinking of enjoying a tasty New York craft beer (say, one from Brooklyn Brewery) as you watch the race. Or maybe a flavorful New York wine (a Riesling

A closer look at the 2015 Belmont Stakes field. Post time: 6:50 p.m. (NBC). Weight: 126 pounds. Distance: 1 1/2 miles. Purse: $1.5 million. First place: $800,000. Second place: $280,000. Third place: $150,000. Fourth place: $100,000. Fifth place: $60

Belmont Park's Saturday card, in addition to the Belmont Stakes, includes five other Grade I races made up of familiar names chasing hefty purses in their own divisions. NBC Sports' coverage starts at 2:30 p.m., in time to see all but one of the

If history is our guide, American Pharoah will not win the 2015 Belmont Stakes. True, the 3-year-old colt entered the two previous Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, as the favorite and came