157th Belmont Stakes Betting - Horse Racing Odds

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The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes will take place on Saturday, June 7th 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 six years, no horse won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and that is the case again in 2025. We do, however, get a Kentucky Derby rematch, as the top three finishers are entered in the 2025 Belmont Stakes. A total of eight horses are entered in the race with Preakness Stakes winner Journalism listed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite, while Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is next at horse racing odds of 2-1. Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Baeza is next at odds of 4-1. The only other horse listed at single-digit odds is Wood Memorial winner Rodriguez at 6-1. Keep in mind that this year’s Belmont will be run at 1 1/4 miles rather than the traditional 1 1/2 miles due to the race being held at Saratoga.

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2025 Belmont Stakes At a Glance

Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025

Location: Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY (Belmont Park Construction)

Length: 1 1/2 miles (12 furlongs), dirt track

Purse: $2 million

TV Coverage: FOX

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.

2025 Belmont Stakes Field

1. Hill Road (10-1)

Trainer: Chad Brown

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2. Sovereignty (2-1)

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Junior Alvarado

3. Rodriguez (6-1)

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Mike Smith

4. Uncaged (30-1)

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Luis Saez

5. Crudo (15-1)

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

6. Baeza (4-1)

Trainer: John Shirreffs

Jockey: Flavien Prat

7. Journalism (8-5)

Trainer: Michael McCarthy

Jockey: Umberto Rispoli

8. Heart of Honor (30-1)

Trainer: Jamie Osborne

Jockey: Saffie Osborne

Journalism was not able to win the Kentucky Derby as the favorite but the horse looked really good two weeks later in winning the Preakness. He made up five lengths on Gosger to get the win and he is listed as the favorite to win Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. Trainer Mike McCarthy said the horse looks as good as ever. "I thought through the last six, seven weeks here, his energy has been the same throughout," said McCarthy to the media. "This horse was always destined for something like this."

Sovereignty won the Derby but trainer Bill Mott decided to have the horse skip the Preakness and come back for the Belmont. Baeza also skipped the Preakness after finishing third in the Kentucky Derby and trainer John Shirreffs says more experience will help his horse. "I think he proved himself (in the Derby)," Shirreffs said.

Rodriguez missed out on the Derby and Preakness due to a quarter crack in his hind hoof but trainer Bob Baffert said the crack is no longer an issue. Rodriguez will get Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith in the irons and is listed at odds of 6-1. Hill Road will start from the rail for trainer Chad Brown and is listed at odds of 10-1. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has Crudo at odds of 15-1 and Uncaged at odds of 30-1. Heart of Honor finished fifth in the Preakness and is a longshot at odds of 30-1.

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)

The 2024 Belmont Stakes** was run at Saratoga Race Course at a mile and a quarter, so the winning time doesn’t match previous Belmont Stakes races.

The 2020 Belmont Stakes* was run at a mile and an eighth so the winning time doesn’t match previous Belmont Stakes races.

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

You should consider anything under 2:27 a great time to win the Belmont Stakes and don’t consider the 2020 or 2024 races, as they were run at shorter distances. American Pharoah blazed through the mile and a half in 2:26.65 in 2015, 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

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

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

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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