​--Beautiful Belmont Park is the largest track in the country and is 1-1/2 miles long in distance.
--This is the longest distance that these horses will ever run, and they will run around the track once only.
--Unlike the Kentucky derby race, horses' post positions won't matter as much because it's such a very long distance!
--Will speed hold on Saturday? Will an off-the-pace horse win? Or, will a closer win the race? (A closer is a horse that saves ground throughout the race by staying on the rail and comes out flying at the end.  Last year, in the Derby, Rich Strike was a closer and ran EXACTLY like this!