2023 Belmont Stakes

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Belmont 155 Race Info

  • Belmont Park
  • Inaugural Race: 1867
  • Distance: 1 & 1/2 miles
  • Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
  • Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds
  • 2023 Purse: $1.5 million
  • 2023 Race Date: June 10th
  • Where to Watch: FOX

2023 Belmont Stakes Contenders

HorseTrainerStatus
Forte
Todd A. Pletcher
Probable
Tapit Trice
Todd A. Pletcher
Probable
Sun Thunder
Kenneth G. McPeek
Probable
Red Route One
Steven M. Asmussen
Probable
Angel Of Empire
Brad H. Cox
Possible
Two Phil's
Larry Rivelli
Possible
Kingsbarns
Todd A. Pletcher
Possible
Hit Show
Brad H. Cox
Possible
Arcangelo
Jena M. Antonucci
Possible
Raise Cain
Ben Colebrook
Possible

Belmont Stakes TV Channels & Viewing Times

  • Thursday, June 8th
    FS2 3:00 PM to 8:30 PM
  • Friday, June 9th
    FS2 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM
    FS1 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
    FS2 6:00 to 6:30 PM
  • Saturday, June 10thFS1 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    FOX 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM
    FS2 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM

2023 Belmont Stakes Weekend Schedule

DATERACE (GRADE)PURSE / RESTRICTIONSSURFACE / DISTANCE
Thursday, June 8th
Wonder Again (G2)
$200,000 / F3YO
Turf / 1 1/8
Jersey Girl
$150,000 / F3YO
Dirt / 6 Furlongs
Friday, June 9th
New York (G1)
$600,000 / F&M 4&UP
Turf / 1 1/4
Acorn (G1)
$500,000 / F3YO
Dirt / 1 Mile
Just a Game (G1)
$500,000 / F&M 4&UP
Turf / 1 Mile
Belmont Gold Cup Invitational (G2)
$400,000 / 4&UP
Turf / 2 Miles
Intercontinental (G3)
$200,000 / F&M 4&UP
Turf / 7 Furlongs
Saturday, June 10th
Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1)
$150,0000 / 3YO
Dirt / 1 1/2
Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap (BC) (G1)
$1,000,000 / 3&UP
Dirt / 1 Mile
Resorts World Casino Manhattan (G1)
$750,000 / 4&UP
Turf / 1 1/4

2022 Belmont Stakes Race Results

POSTHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERWIN / PLACE / SHOW
6
Mo Donegal
Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher
$7.20 / $3.80 / $3.00
3
Nest
Jose L. Ortiz / Todd A. Pletcher
$5.30 / $4.10
2
Skippylongstocking
Manuel Franco / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.
$5.60
1
We the People
Flavien Prat / Rodolphe Brisset
5
Creative Minister
Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Kenneth G. McPeek
4
Rich Strike
Sonny Leon / Eric R. Reed
8
Barber Road
Joel Rosario / John Alexander Ortiz
7
Golden Glider
Dylan Davis / Mark E. Casse

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1.00 Exacta (6-3) Paid: $13.80
  • $0.50 Trifecta (6-3-2) Paid: $93.75
  • $0.10 Superfecta (6-3-2-1) Paid: $69.20

Watch the 2022 Belmont Stakes

Watch as Mo Donegal captured the 154rd running of the Belmont Stakes, using a massive late push to pull away from second place finisher Nest down the stretch.

Belmont Stakes History

The oldest event in the Triple Crown series, the Belmont Stakes celebrates its sesquicentennial running in 2018. Founded in 1867, the “Test of the Champion” was first held at Jerome Park and then Morris Park before landing at the newly-opened Belmont Park in 1905.

Run at distances ranging from 1 1/8 miles to 1 5/8 miles, the current distance of 1 1/2 miles – one lap around the Belmont oval – became settled in 1926. Generally modeled on the famed Derby Stakes at Epsom Downs in England, the race for a period was restricted to colts and fillies and only.

Won by future Hall of Fame runners such as Harry Bassett, Duke of Magenta, Hanover, Henry of Navarre, Commando, Peter Pan, and the undefeated Colin through 1908, the Belmont was not run in 1911-12 after anti-gambling measures halted racing in New York. However, Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, the legendary Man o’ War, and fellow Hall of Famers Grey Lag and Zev all won the Belmont in a five-year span immediately following The Great War.

As the last classic, the Belmont has yielded some of the most epic performances in the sport’s history, from Triple Crown winners in particular. Count Fleet pummeled just two rivals by 25 lengths in 1943, while Secretariat won by 31 lengths in a time of 2:24 in 1973, both records that still stand.

The 1989 Belmont was won by Easy Goer in a time of 2:26, the second fastest 12-furlong clocking in race history. A.P. Indy (1992), a son of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and a grandson of Secretariat, won in 2:26.13, while Secretariat’s best son, Risen Star (1988), won in 2:26.40.

Due to its unique distance and inherent demands, the Belmont is prone to yielding surprising results, more so than the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. This has often coincided in races where Triple Crown sweeps have been denied.

The first such occurrence came in 1944 when Pensive’s chance at a sweep was narrowly denied by the 16-1 chance Bounding Home. Other longshot Belmont winners that curtailed Triple Crown dreams include Sherluck (1961, 65-1), Pass Catcher (1971, 34-1), Lemon Drop Kid (1999, 29-1), Sarava (2002, 70-1), Birdstone (2004, 36-1), and Da’ Tara (2008, 38-1).

James Rowe owns the record for most Belmont victories with eight, achieved from 1883 through 1913, but Woody Stephens’s run of five consecutive Belmonts from 1982-86 is widely considered one of the more remarkable, and most difficult, training feats in racing history.

Females, equine and human, have made their mark in the Belmont. The inaugural running of the race was won by the filly Ruthless, who was later followed by Tanya (1905). It would be 102 more years before another filly, Rags to Riches, would out-finish the boys, doing so against Horse of the Year Curlin in 2007.

2018 marked the 25th anniversary of Julie Krone’s winning ride aboard Colonial Affair in the 1993 Belmont. She remains the only female jockey to win a Triple Crown event.


Belmont Stakes Records

Fastest Time

2.24.00 - Secretariat (1973)

Most Wins by Jockey

6 - Tied: Eddie Arcaro (1941, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1952, 1955) & Jim McLaughlin (1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888)

Most Wins by a Trainer

8 - James G. Rowe, Sr. (1883, 1884, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1913,)

Most Wins by Owner

6 - Belair Stud (1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1955)

Largest Margin of Victory

31 lengths - Secretariat (1973)