Trainer Aidan O'Brien can win the Belmont Oaks for the second straight year and the third time overall when he sends out the favored Concert Hall in the 2022 Belmont Oaks on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. The 52-year-old O'Brien won the race last year with Santa Barbara and in 2018 with Athena. This year O'Brien goes for No. 3 with Concert Hall, who has three wins in 10 career starts. She is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Belmont Oaks odds. Haughty and Consumer Spending, who are both trained by Chad Brown, are tied for the second-lowest odds in the 10-horse Belmont Oaks 2022 field, at 5-1. Three other horses are 6-1.
Post time is 4:06 p.m. ET. With an accomplished field set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any 2022 Belmont Oaks picks.
A Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker, Weir is a two-time qualifier for the prestigious National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas. He has produced multiple five-figure days at the track over the years, including a $60,000 Pick 6 at Del Mar in 2014. Last year, he was on fire. He hit the exacta in the Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Derby and Peter Pan Stakes, the trifecta in the Risen Star Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes and Pennsylvania Derby and the superfecta in the Belmont Stakes.
This year, he has been red-hot in the Triple Crown prep races, hitting the superfecta in the Blue Grass Stakes, the trifecta in the Louisiana Derby and exactas in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby. He also has hit the 19-1 winner of the Man o' War Stakes, the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup, the superfecta in the Met Mile and multiple Pick 4s, including May 14's at Belmont for $1,851. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, he has handicapped the 2022 Belmont Oaks lineup, made his picks and constructed his bets. You can only see them at SportsLine.
Top 2022 Belmont Oaks predictions
One surprise: Weir, who studied the past performances and Beyer Speed Figures of every horse in the race, is bullish on the chances of the Charlie Appleby-trained With The Moonlight. Listed at 6-1 on the morning line, this 3-year-old daughter of Frankel returned from a six-month layoff to win the Pretty Polly Stakes in convincing fashion on May 1. She then finished 11th in the Epsom Oaks.
But Weir is drawing a line through that performance. "Her previous race came at this distance and suggests she's a contender on Saturday," Weir says. He is using With The Moonlight prominently in all of his wagers.
How to 2022 Belmont Oaks picks
Moreover, Weir's top pick is a "strong contender" who "prefers firmer footing." Weir also is high on a double-digit long shot in this race, which could "set up perfectly for her." Weir is including these horses in his 2022 Belmont Oaks bets, and so should you. He's sharing which horses to back only at SportsLine.
So who wins the Belmont Oaks 2022? What double-digit long shot is a must-back? And how has Weir constructed his wagers? Check out the latest Belmont Oaks odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Weir's picks for the Belmont Oaks.
2022 Belmont Oaks odds, post positions
| Prg # | Horse | Odds | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKulick | 6-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 2 | Cairo Memories | 12-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 3 | Haughty | 5-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 4 | With The Moonlight | 6-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 5 | Consumer Spending | 5-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 6 | New Year's Eve | 6-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 7 | Hot Queen | 20-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 8 | Know Thyself | 20-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 9 | Agartha | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 10 | Concert Hall | 3-1 | SEE PICKS |
