156th Belmont Stakes Betting Online
The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes will take place on Saturday, June 8th and because of construction going on at Belmont Park it will take place at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Belmont Stakes is the last of the three Triple Crown races and is held in early June, three weeks after the Preakness Stakes which is held in mid-May. The Belmont Stakes is kind of an all-or-nothing type of race, as there are occasions where the excitement is high if a Triple Crown is on the line, but much less interest if history can’t be made. The last Triple Crown winner was Justify in 2018 and that was also the last time a horse made it to the Belmont in search of the Triple Crown. In each of the past five years, no horse has won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Early contenders to win the 2024 Kentucky Derby are Fierceness, Sierra Leone, Dornoch, Forever Young and Catching Freedom.
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2024 Belmont Stakes At a Glance
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024
Location: Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY (Belmont Park Construction)
Length: 1 1/2 miles ( 12 furlongs ), dirt track
Purse: 2 million
Belmont Stakes TV Coverage: NBC
In 1905, Belmont Park became the permanent home of the Belmont Stakes and the usual distance of 1 1/2 miles was set in 1926. That makes this the longest of the three Triple Crown races, testing horses’ endurance.
Fillies don't run in the Belmont Stakes often, but they do from time to time. With the Triple Tiara becoming less and less notable as time goes on, you'll sometimes see a filly get off that trail and run in the Belmont instead. A total of 23 fillies have run in the Belmont Stakes with three winning it. Rags to Riches was the last filly to win the Belmont Stakes in 2007.
Belmont Stakes Winners (2000)
| YEAR |
WINNER |
JOCKEY |
TRAINER |
TIME |
| 2023 |
Arcangelo |
Javier Castellano |
Jena M. Antonucci |
2:29:23 |
| 2022 |
Mo Donegal |
Irad Ortiz Jr. |
Todd Pletcher |
2:28.28 |
| 2021 |
Essential Quality |
Luis Saez |
Brad Cox |
2:27.11 |
| 2020 |
Tiz the Law |
Manny Franco |
Barclay Tagg |
1:46.53 |
| 2019 |
Sir Winston |
Joel Rosario |
Mark E. Casse |
2:28.30 |
| 2018 |
Justify |
Mike Smith |
Bob Baffert |
2:28.18 |
| 2017 |
Tapwrit |
Jose Ortiz |
Todd Pletcher |
2:30.02 |
| 2016 |
Creator |
Irad Ortiz Jr. |
Steve Asmussen |
2:28.51 |
| 2015 |
American Pharoah |
Victor Espinoza |
Bob Baffert |
2:26.65 |
| 2014 |
Tonalist |
Joel Rosario |
Christophe Clement |
2:28.52 |
| 2013 |
Palace Malice |
Mike Smith |
Todd Pletcher |
2:30.70 |
| 2012 |
Union Rags |
John Velazquez |
Michael Matz |
2:30.42 |
| 2011 |
Ruler on Ice |
Jose Valdivia Jr. |
Kelly Breen |
2:30.88 |
| 2010 |
Drosselmeyer |
Mike Smith |
William Mott |
2:31.57 |
| 2009 |
Summer Bird |
Kent Desormeaux |
Tim Ice |
2:27.54 |
| 2008 |
Da'Tara |
Alan Garcia |
Nick Zito |
2:29.65 |
| 2007 |
Rags to Riches |
John Velazquez |
Todd Pletcher |
2:28.74 |
| 2006 |
Jazil |
Fernandez Jara |
Kiaran McLaughlin |
2:27.86 |
| 2005 |
Afleet Alex |
Jeremy Rose |
Timothy Ritchey |
2:28.75 |
| 2004 |
Birdstone |
Edgar Prado |
Nick Zito |
2:27.50 |
| 2003 |
Empire Maker |
Jerry Bailey |
Robert Frankel |
2:28.26 |
| 2002 |
Sarava |
Edgar Prado |
Kenneth McPeek |
2:29.71 |
| 2001 |
Point Given |
Gary Stevens |
Bob Baffert |
2:26.56 |
| 2000 |
Commendable |
Pat Day |
D. Wayne Lukas |
2:31.19 |
There really isn't a way to put Secretariat's run at the 1973 Belmont Stakes into perspective. To say that he was phenomenal that day is an understatement, as he ran the race in a record 2:24 flat and won by a record 31 lengths. There aren't many unbreakable records in sports, but this is one of them. We've never even seen a horse run the third leg of the Triple Crown in 2:25, let alone in 2:24, and to win any race by 30+ lengths is just stupefying.
Fastest Times
| YEAR |
HORSE |
TIME |
| 1973 |
Secretariat |
2:24.00 |
| 1989 |
Easy Goer |
2:26.00 |
| 1992 |
A.P. Indy |
2:26.13 |
| 1988 |
Risen Star |
2:26.40 |
| 2001 |
Point Given |
2:26.56 |
You should consider anything under 2:27 a great time to win the Belmont Stakes. American Pharoah blazed through the mile and a half in 2:26.65, the second fastest time ever for a Triple Crown winner behind Secretariat, and he and Point Given are the only two horses to run the Belmont in less than 2:27 since 2000. The next closest since then was Birdstone in 2004, and he needed 2:27.50 to finish the race.
Longest Odds To Win
| YEAR |
HORSE |
TIME |
| 2002 |
Sarava |
70.25 |
| 1961 |
Sherluck |
65.05 |
| 1980 |
Temperence Hill |
53.40 |
| 2008 |
Da' Tara |
38.00 |
| 2004 |
Birdstone |
36.00 |
Upsets in the Belmont Stakes have certainly been more frequent in recent years than in the past, and there have been some massive upsets in that mix. Sarava pulled off the upset of all upsets when he cashed in at a whopping price of 70 to 1 in 2002, ending the Triple Crown bid of War Emblem. He's one of the three who have ever won this race at a price of 50 to 1 or better.
Most Jockey Wins
| JOCKEY |
WINS |
YEARS WON |
| Jim McLaughlin |
6 |
1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888 |
| Eddie Arcaro |
6 |
1941, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1952, 1955 |
| Earl Sande |
5 |
1921, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1930 |
| Bill Shoemaker |
5 |
1957, 1959, 1962, 1967, 1975 |
It really shouldn't be shocking that the old-time jockeys are the ones who have won the Belmont Stakes most often. The record of six held by Eddie Arcaro and Jim McLaughlin will probably never be touched. Arcaro is considered by many to be the greatest jockey of all-time, and it’s unlikely anyone surpasses him.
Most Trainer Wins
| TRAINER |
WINS |
YEARS WON |
| James G. Rowe Sr. |
8 |
1883, 1884, 1901, 1904, 1908, 1910, 1913, 1931 |
| Sam Hildreth |
7 |
1899, 1909, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1923, 1924 |
| Jim Fitzsimmons |
6 |
1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1955 |
| Woody Stephens |
5 |
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Todd Pletcher |
4 |
2007, 2013, 2017, 2022 |
| Max Hirsch |
4 |
1928, 1946, 1950, 1954 |
| D. Wayne Lukas |
4 |
1994, 1995, 1996, 2000 |
| R. Wyndham Walden |
4 |
1878, 1880, 1881, 1898 |
The greatest run in the history of any of the Triple Crown races for trainers came from 1982 through 1986 when the great Woody Stephens trained five consecutive winners at the Belmont Stakes. Stephens immediately became one of the best trainers in NYRA history, and no one will ever touch five straight Belmont Stakes victories ever again. James G. Rowe Sr.'s record of eight Belmont victories will very likely also never be touched.
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