The Belmont Stakes look to be without much excitement as some of the horses and jockeys in the sport will not be taking part in the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby Winner Super Saver and jockey Calvin Borel will not participate in the race. The winner of the Preakness, Lookin at Lucky, will also not be a participant as the Belmont Stakes take place on June 5th.

Lookin at Lucky was trained by Bob Baffert. Baffert is one of the most famous horse trainers in the world. Baffert explained that the reasons for keeping the horse out of the race have to do with wanting the horse to have more longevity. He wants to make sure the horse is able to race for a long time. By keeping the horse out of the race, it could potentially keep the horse going for a longer time.

Super Saver seems to be sitting out of the race for the simple fact that the Triple Crown isn’t at stake. After winning the Kentucky Derby it appeared that Super Saver intended on racing the next two races in pursuit of the Triple Crown. After losing the Preakness Stakes, Todd Pletcher, the trainer, simply decided that they would not race in the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown.

This will be detrimental to the Belmont Stakes. Without the two winners of the first two legs of the Triple Crown there will be much less buzz around the event.

Many fans of the sport are rightfully upset about this. They see no excuse for the top horses in the sport to skip out on one of the biggest races.