Post 2 – Tale of Verve
Jockey: Gary Stevens
Trainer: Dallas Stewart
Owner: Charles Fipke
Tale of Verve impressed the crowd at Pimlico by finishing 2nd at the Preakness ahead of heavy favorites like Dortmund and Firing Line. A late-comer to the Belmont with no significant wins on his resume, Tale of Verve is a bit of a longshot to win, but he has one of the best jockeys in Belmont history to give him that shot.
Gary Stevens has more Belmont Stakes wins than any other jockey in this race – though his last win at Belmont Park was nearly 15 years ago. Stevens owns Belmont victories with Thunder Gulch in 1995, with Victory Gallup in 1998 and with Point Given in 2001.
Trainer Dallas Stewart has never trained a major stakes winner, but his horses Golden Soul and Commanding Curve finished second at the 2013 and 2014 Kentucky Derbies respectively.
Predicted Finish: 5th
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