2021 Belmont Stakes date, horses, predictions, odds: Expert who nailed prep races reveals best bets, picks

The 2021 Belmont Stakes is taking place on Saturday at 6:49 p.m. ET. There is no Triple Crown this year, but there will be a big crowd. Essential Quality is the favorite to win the $1.5 million purse. Hot Rod Charlie, Rock Your World and Known Agenda are also interesting bets. Expert Bob Weir has been handicapping and following horse racing since the 1980s. He used the Beyer Speed Figure to his handicap. Weir won a lot of money in the past. He is a member of Andy Beyers' figure-making team.

Rombauer won the Preakness Stakes at 11-1. He's getting the fifth-highest odds on the board. Known Agenda is 6-2. Trainer Todd Pletcher's horse won at the Florida Derby in March. He will break from post No. 6. The Belmont Stake is on Saturday. It's the biggest race of the year. There are only two horses with better odds than Rombauer.

Weir is sharing his 2021 Belmont Stakes picks with SportsLine. He likes two horses and an outsider.