Listen: Belmont Stakes Previews With Mully & Hanley
(CBS) American Pharoah looks to become just the 12th horse in history and the first since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown when he takes off in a field of eight in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday evening.
Ahead of his chance at history, Mully and Hanley conducted interviews with a handful of horse racing experts. Here's a preview with some of the brightest minds and analysts who follow the sport.
Howard Sudberry, Chicagoland handicapper
Joe Drape, New York Times
Randy Moss, NBC Sports
Jerry Izenberg, Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com
Andrew Beyer, Washington Post
Scott Hazelton, TVG Network
Paul Bessire, Predictionmachine.com