The $200,000 Monmouth Stakes runs Saturday at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. Post time is 6:29 p.m. ET. Money Multiplier, trained by Chad Brown, is the morning line favorite at 5-2, while Projected is next on the Monmouth Stakes odds board at 3-1. Every horse but one is going off at lower than 10-1, and a field of seven will run 1 1/8 miles over the turf course.
Before you bet the loaded field of the 2018 Monmouth Stakes, you'll want to hear what Jody Demling has to say.
A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling comes into the Monmouth Stakes 2018 on a mind-blowing streak: He has nailed 10 straight Oaks-Derby doubles at Churchill Downs. That means he held a ticket with the winners of both races 10 straight years.
He followed up his win a year ago at Churchill Downs by picking Tapwrit to edge Irish War Cry in the final Triple Crown race -- which is exactly what happened, enabling him to cash trifecta and superfecta bets for a monster payout.
Demling also nailed the Travers Stakes winner, West Coast, for SportsLine members. And he capped off 2017 by hitting the superfecta in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
To start off 2018, he called the top two finishers in the Pegasus World Cup and nailed Noble Indy winning the Louisiana Derby over favorite My Boy Jack. He also nailed the top two finishers at the Arkansas Derby, Magnum Moon and Quip. At the Preakness, he said Justify would win despite a bruised heel and off-track, which is exactly what happened. Anyone who has followed Demling's picks is way, way up.
Following this week's post draw, Demling finalized his 2018 Monmouth Stakes picks and listed where he believes all seven horses will finish.
We can tell you Demling says Money Multiplier, the Vegas favorite, falls short of winning the Monmouth Stakes.
Although Demling told SportsLine that Money Multiplier "should be sitting on a huge effort," it won't be enough against an extremely competitive 2018 Monmouth Stakes field.
Money Multiplier has finished no better than third in his last four starts, including a disappointing seventh-place showing at the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap and eighth-place finish out of 11 horses at the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic. He's a horse to fade on Saturday.
Instead, Demling is especially high on a sleeper that would net any backer a huge payday. He's including him in his exacta, trifecta, and superfecta bets, and so should you. Demling is sharing which horse it is, along with his entire projected leaderboard, over at SportsLine.
Which horse wins the $200,000 Monmouth Stakes? And what sleeper does Demling say contends? Check out the latest Monmouth Stakes odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Demling's picks for the Monmouth Stakes.
Money Multiplier (5-2)
Projected (3-1)
Divisidero (4-1)
Frostmourne (4-1)
Force The Pass (9-2)
Doctor Mounty (8-1)
Murad Khan (12-1)
