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The Bodog betting experts have handicapped the Belmont Stakes. (AP Images)

Good morning, horse racing fans! The third and final leg of the Triple crown is upon us and if you don't have your Belmont Stakes picks yet, don't worry. Let Bodog Racebook's resident experts help you fill out that racing form of yours.

Dave Tuley was the Daily Racing Form's full-time Las Vegas correspondent from 2000 through May 2007 and now writes a weekly column for DRF. Here are his Belmont Picks.

Win: Brave Victory finished third in the Peter Pan over this track, but has legitimate excuses as he was too far back in that effort and should be more forwardly placed this time, plus jockey Rajiv Maragh lost his whip at the 3/16th pole yet Brave Victory still finished third. As a native New Yorker, Zito aims for this race as much as the Derby.

Place: Charitable Man has only run one bad race in four career starts and that was on the synthetic surface at Keeneland; he's 3-for-3 on dirt and is the son of 1999 Belmont winner Lemon Drop Kid. His jockey, Alan Garcia, won the Belmont last year in wire-to-wire fashion with Da'Tara to foil Big Brown's Triple Crown bid.

Show: Mine That Bird, who won the Derby at odds of 50-1, isn't flying under anyone's radar anymore. He has shown a very strong closing kick and as the son of 2004 Belmont winner Birdstone (who foiled Smarty Jones' Triple Crown bid) should be able to get the added distance. He might just have more trouble with fresher horses shooting at him.

A regular columnist for the Bodog Racebook, Steve Davidowitz has published two highly acclaimed books on Thoroughbred racing and is a regular contributor to Daily Racing Form's Simulcast Weekly and DRF Plus. Here are Steve's Belmont Stakes picks:

Win: Charitable Man, a long striding son of the 1999 Belmont Stakes winner Lemon Drop Kid, is fresh and perfectly trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, who won it with Jazil in 2006. He should control the pace throughout.

Place: Chocolate Candy, a strong looking sort with several long workouts over the track seems set for improved try at good odds.

Show: Mine That Bird's extraordinary late kick was effective at 10 furlongs and 1-3/16 miles in Louisville and Baltimore. Can he sustain that form in a slower paced 12-furlong race? Can jockey Calvin Borel complete his personal Triple Crown sweep? Maybe, but at 6-5 or so, I'll pass. Dunkirk has trained well for this; might rebound.

Read more about Steve Davidowitz and Dave Turley's face-off here. Now armed with information, get your own set of Belmont Stakes picks in the Bodog Racebook today!