Winning the El Camino Real Derby and finishing in third place in the Blue Grass Stakes were signs that Preakness Stakes winner Rombauer had the pedigree for success.
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The Belmont Stakes - The factors on how to determine the winner
The 153rd Belmont Stakes will be run on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, just outside the New York City limits.
Does post position matter in the Belmont Stakes?
The field for the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes has been set, along with post positions and morning line odds, but does where the horses start have any bearing on the result?
The eight horses who will run in the Belmont Stakes
The field and post positions for Saturday's 153rd running of the $1.5million Belmont Stakes were announced on Tuesday morning, with eight horses entered.
Preakness Stakes: Rombauer edges out Medina Spirit to earn shock win at Pimlico
“It means a lot to be here, participating on a day like this. Hats off to everyone - this is fantastic.”
Preakness Stakes countdown: Risk Taking and Rombauer review
Planet Sport continues our look at the horses in the 146th Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday May 15.
Rombauer in, Essential Quality out of Preakness Stakes
Michael McCarthy has confirmed that Rombauer will run in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, while fourth-place Kentucky Derby finisher Essential Quality has been ruled out by Brad Cox.