A strategy for pacing out your bets on Belmont Stakes day

It’s a cliché, but betting — especially on Belmont Stakes day — is a marathon, not a sprint.Becoming a profitable handicapper is not just about picking winners and finding an edge.A pillar of success in betting is managing two things — your bankroll and your emotions.We’ll start with bankroll management.Your bankroll refers to the amount of money you have allocated for betting.

In other words, the amount of money you would be comfortable losing.For some people, that number could be high.

For others, it could be quite low.Bet with your head, not over it.When it comes to a day such as the Belmont Stakes, bankroll management becomes even more important because, in all likelihood, you’re going to want to have some scratch in your pocket to bet the headliner at 7:04 p.m.That means you’re going to essentially have two separate pools of money: one for the Belmont Stakes and one for the undercard, which gets underway at 10:45 a.m.

and features seven other stakes races.It’s a magnificent day for railbirds, but it can get spoiled quickly if you’re not in control of your impulses.And what makes this day of racing especially tricky for those who may struggle with keeping their emotions in check when it comes to betting is that there is a really tempting “chase” opportunity in the Belmont Stakes.The 2025 Belmont is headlined by two clear favorites, No.7 Journalism (8-5) and No.

2 Sovereignty (2-1).There will be plenty of casual punters who will plan on ending their day with a big bet on one or both of these horses.If you’ve been betting long enough, you know this feeling.

Perhaps it was on Day 1 of March Madness or the first Saturday of the college football season, but we’ve all dealt with the temptation of chasing a day of losses with one final bet on a “sure thing” late in the night (it’s why Hawaii football games attract an unusually large number of bets during the fall).Nobody wants to be lectured about betting, or see someone get on the...