154th Belmont Stakes: A look at the track, the field, the odds and notes on each horse

The Belmont Stakes is the final leg of horse racing's triple crown. There is a small field of only eight horses scheduled to come out of the gate on Saturday afternoon at the 1½-mile track in Elmont, N.Y. Golden Glider is longest of those shots as of Thursday afternoon is 20-1.

The winner of the Belmont Stakes is Essential Quality.

154th Belmont Stakes takes place on Saturday.

The favorite is We the People (2-1), ridden by Flavien Prat. The horse won the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont last month. There is a 20-percent chance of rain in Elmont on Saturday.

Skippylongstocking finished fifth at the Preakness three weeks ago and third behind Mo Donegal and Early Voting at Wood Memorial on April 9. Both career wins have come at Gulfstream Park in March and last September.

Nest is scheduled to become the 24th filly to run in the Belmont. She was runner up to Secret Oath in Kentucky Oaks and ran fourth in Preakness. Nest's sire is Curlin, winner of the 2007 Preaks and Breeders Cup Classic.

Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby despite having 81-1 odds. He skipped the Preakness last month to focus on longer length of Belmont.

Creative Minister finished third at Preakness. He has won two of the four races he has run.

Mo Donegal is the favorite for the 154th Belmont stakes. He won the Wood Memorial and Remsen Stakes in New York and broke his maiden in his second race at Bel Mont Park.

Golden Glider is the 7th horse in the field for the Belmont Stakes. He finished second to We the People at the Peter Pan Stake.

Barber Road is the 8th horse in the field for the Belmont Stakes. He finished sixth at the Kentucky Derby and second at Arkansas Derby. His last victory came last November at an allowance race at Churchill Downs.