HORSE RACING: Justify draws No. 1 post position in bid to win Triple Crown at Belmont Stakes.

NEW YORK» Something Bob Baffert always dreads has come true ahead of the Belmont Stakes: Justify drew the No. 1 post for the colt’s bid to sweep the Triple Crown.

The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was made the early 4-5 favorite in the 10horse field for Saturday’s race.

Baffert is not a fan of the inside post for his horses, no matter what the race.

“I never do like to draw the rail, but my horses seem to live in it,” he said Tuesday. “We have it, we can’t change it. We’ll deal with it.”

And history may be on Justify’s side.

Since 1905, a leading 23 horses have won from the No. 1 post. The last to win from there was Empire Maker in 2003 when he spoiled Funny Cide’s Triple Crown bid.

“He is so talented, I think he

Belmont Stakes field

The field for Saturday’s 150th Belmont Stakes:

PP Horse Trainer Jockey

1. Justify Bob Baffert Mike Smith

2. Free Drop Billy Dale Romans Robby Albarado 3. Bravazo D. Wayne Lukas Luis Saez 4. Hofburg William Mott Irad Ortizo Jr. 5. Restoring Hope Bob Baffert Florent Geroux 6. Gronkowski Chad Brown Jose Ortiz

7. Tenfold Steve Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr. 8. Vino Rosso Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 9. Noble Indy Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 10. Blended Citizen Doug O’Neill Kyle Frey Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 1½ miles. Purse: $1.5 million. Post time: 4:46 p.m. MDT. can dictate the race,” Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said of Justify. “That is the thing that makes him very tough to beat. He can pick his spots. He is the key to how all of us run.”

Justify won the first two legs of the series from the No. 7 post. He ran on sloppy tracks both times and the forecast for Saturday calls for a 60 percent chance of rain. Odds 4-5 30-1 8-1 9-2 30-1 12-1 12-1 8-1 30-1 15-1

This time the No. 7 hole went to Tenfold. The colt was a fastclosing third in the Preakness and is 12-1 for the Belmont.

Hofburg was made the 9-2 second choice. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the colt finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby and skipped the Preakness.

The only other horses with single-digit odds are Preakness runner-up Bravazo and Vino Rosso, both at 8-1. Vino Rosso finished ninth in the Derby and didn’t run in the Preakness.

Baffert is seeking a second Triple Crown victory in four years. American Pharoah ended a 37-year drought when he completed the sweep in 2015. He broke from the No. 1 post in the Preakness.

In the 2010 Kentucky Derby, Baffert had the favorite with Lookin At Lucky, who broke from the No. 1 hole. The colt was pinned to the rail and had nowhere to go until a late run helped him finish sixth. He won the Preakness.

“Everybody is always joking in my family, (wife) Jill is always saying, ‘They should just put you in the one hole and just draw the rest of the race,’” Baffert said. “I had a feeling I was due for the one.”

Justify and Bravazo, trained by Lukas, are the only two horses that will have run in all three Triple Crown races.