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Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott is on the cusp of winning the 5,000th race of his career, and he could get it on Saturday in the 2020 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. The 66-year-old Mott enters the day with 4,999 wins, which ranks seventh all-time. On Saturday, he sends out longshot Modernist in the Belmont Stakes 2020, which will serve as the first leg of the Triple Crown this year since the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes were postponed to later in the horse racing calendar.

The third-place finisher in the Louisiana Derby, Modernist is a 15-1 longshot in the latest 2020 Belmont Stakes odds. The Barclay Tagg-trained Tiz the Law is the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the 2020 Belmont Stakes field of 10, and post time for the 1 1/8-mile race is 5:42 p.m. ET. With one of the jewels of the Triple Crown on the line on Saturday, you need to see the horse racing predictions from Hammerin' Hank Goldberg has to say before making any 2020 Belmont Stakes picks.

The former horse racing analyst for ESPN and NBC, Goldberg became a legendary handicapper by going straight to the source. In 2004, he had dinner before the Belmont Stakes with trainer Nick Zito at a pizzeria in Queens. The dinner led Goldberg to play Zito's 36-1 monster long shot Birdstone to win and on top of his exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets. When Birdstone shocked the world, Hammer won $24,000. In the San Felipe Stakes in March, Goldberg gave out a $20 exacta that paid $180. Anybody who has followed Hammer's horse racing picks has seen huge returns.

Now Goldberg has studied the 2020 Belmont Stakes field and has released his picks, predictions and exotic bets. You can see them all over at SportsLine.

Top 2020 Belmont Stakes predictions 

One surprise: Goldberg is completely fading Dr Post, even though he's one of the favorites at 5-1. In fact, Goldberg says Dr Post doesn't even hit the board. A $400,000 purchase two years ago, this son of Quality Road has two wins in three career starts. He has won both of his races since returning from an eight-plus month layoff in March, earning a solid 96 Beyer Speed Figure in his maiden win two starts ago. 

But his last-out Beyer of 86 is well shy of the best in the field (97 by Tap It to Win). In addition, Dr Post will make a significant jump in class on Saturday. Goldberg doesn't rank Dr Post in his top four and won't be using him on any 2020 Belmont Stakes bets.

Another curveball: Goldberg is high on Pneumatic, who's listed at 8-1 in the Belmont Stakes 2020 odds. The Steve Asmussen-trained horse was a late addition to the 2020 Belmont Stakes field, but he's the son of Uncle Mo, a three-time graded stakes winner who had Kentucky Derby aspirations before an illness forced him to be scratched.

After not running as a two-year-old, Pneumatic won his maiden special weight in February and an optional claims race in late April at Oaklawn Park. Then, he took third at the graded Matt Winn late last month. Pneumatic's outside post position could bode extremely well for the three-year-old colt. 

"Pneumatic has made just three career starts, but he has improved every time," Goldberg told SportsLine. "His two wins came when he was drawn outside, while his one loss came when he drew the rail. He has drawn the far outside post on Saturday."

How to make 2020 Belmont Stakes picks

Goldberg is also high on a double-digit long shot who "could be dangerous." Goldberg's including this horse in his exactas and superfectas, and so should you. He's sharing which horse to back only at SportsLine.

Who wins the Belmont Stakes 2020? Which double-digit long shot hits the board? And how has the Hammer formulated his bets? Check out the latest Belmont Stakes odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Goldberg's picks for the Belmont Stakes, and find out. 

2020 Belmont Stakes field, odds  

Tiz the Law (6-5)
Sole Volante (9-2)
Dr Post (5-1)
Tap It to Win (6-1)
Pneumatic (8-1)
Max Player (15-1)
Modernist (15-1)
Farmington Road (15-1)
Fore Left (30-1)
Jungle Runner (50-1)

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