California Chrome Reaches Belmont as Winning Times Get Slower
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California Chrome might capture horse racing’s first Triple Crown in 36 years with one of the slowest winning times in Belmont Stakes history.
The past four Belmont winners finished in a time of two minutes, 30.4 seconds or slower. Before 2010, 36 of the previous 38 Belmont winners were clocked under 2:30. This year, oddsmakers have set the over/under betting line for the winner at exactly 2:30.