Belmont Stakes Betting 152nd Running

What is the Belmont Stakes?

The Belmont Stakes is the third and final leg of the “Triple Crown.”

The race takes place at Belmont Park from Elmont, New York in the United States and features the top three-year-old horses in the world.

Due to the global 'coronavirus' pandemic, the 2020 Belmont Stakes has been rescheduled and will be run on Saturday, June 20 in New York without fans and serve as the opening leg of horse racing's Triple Crown for the first time in the sport's history.

Normally, the race takes place exactly five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes.

The 2020 installment will be 1 1/8 miles instead of the 1 1/2-mile ''test of the champion'' that has been the race's trademark for almost a century.

The Belmont Stakes is normally the third leg of the Triple Crown, preceded by the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.

What is the Triple Crown?

Many say horse racing’s Triple Crown is the toughest feat in all of sports. When you think about it, winning three races at three different tracks at three different distances in five weeks seems to be truly impossible.

Kentucky Derby

First stop, Kentucky. Save a few instances where a horse ships in from overseas, no three-year-old has carried 126 pounds or raced past 1 1/8 miles. Now they have to carry that impost and navigate the classic distance of 1 ¼ miles. Throw in the University of Louisville Marching Band playing “My Old Kentucky Home” with easily over 120,000 screaming, mostly drunk, fans singing along, and you have yourself the Kentucky Derby. Physical and mental toughness are an absolute must.

Preakness Stakes

If you manage to win the Roses, it’s off to Baltimore where you get to cut back in distance to 1 3/16 miles and go from a Churchill Downs course that plays fairly even to a sometimes speed-biased Pimlico course that can be tricky at times, to say the least. There certainly isn’t as much fanfare, there are still plenty of drunks though, but with just two weeks and a 500-mile trip in between starts, there is still plenty to deal with.

Belmont Stakes

Should you grab the first two jewels, the “Test of the Champion” awaits. You get three weeks between starts this time and less of a van ride but all 1 ½ miles of Big Sandy awaits. Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens once made me walk around the track at Belmont, stopped me at the quarter pole and said” imagine having done all of that (everything I’ve already mentioned) and still having to do this.” To me, it seemed like the wire was a world away.

It’s astonishing that 13 have already done it, in some shape or form.

Triple Crown Champions

After waiting 25 years for a Triple Crown winner, horse racing fans were spoiled in the 1970s by the time Affirmed became the eleventh horse to do it when he captured the Triple Crown with a heart-stopping victory over Alydar in the 1978 Belmont Stakes. After all, Secretariat did it spectacularly in 1973, the first since Citation back in 1948 and Seattle Slew completed the sweep in style, managing to stay undefeated through the 1977 “Test of the Champion.”

Little did they know, 37 years would come and go without another accomplishing the feat, until American Pharoah was finally the one in 2015 for Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert, who’ll try to do it again with the undefeated Justify on Saturday, June 9.

Just a few years later in 2018, Justify captured the Triple Crown. Baffert became the second trainer to win the Triple Crown twice, joining James ''Sunny Jim'' Fitzsimmons, who guided Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in 1935.

• 1919 Sir Barton
• 1930 Gallant Fox
• 1935 Omaha
• 1937 War Admiral
• 1941 Whirlaway
• 1943 Count Fleet
• 1946 Assault
• 1948 Citation
• 1973 Secretariat
• 1977 Seattle Slew
• 1978 Affirmed
• 2015 American Pharoah
• 2018 Justify

For horse racing bettors wondering -- dating back to 1932, 23 horses have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness before coming to the Big Apple to get their proverbial clocks cleaned, 14 of them since Affirmed alone. One of them, I'll Have Another back in 2012, didn't even make it to the starting gate as he was scratched the day before the event with a nagging tendon injury.

Belmont Stakes Betting Information

Race Location

Race Type

Race Information

• Distance: 1 ½ miles (12 furlongs)
• Track: Dirt, Left-handed
• Qualification: 3-year-old
• Weight: Colt/Gelding: 126 lbs (57.2 kg)
• Filly: 121 lbs. (54.9 kg)
• Purse: US $1 million, 1st $600,000

Race Field

The field is limited to 20 horses.

How do I bet on the Belmont Stakes?

Betting on horse races is one of the easiest things to do all across the United States. From the race tracks themselves to off-track betting facilities and online horse betting sites. The actual number of horse race betting sites numbers in the hundreds. However, we did our best to identify the biggest players in the industry. When reviewing these online horse betting sites, we employed a process that evaluated key criteria such as:

TVG

One of the biggest advantages for how to bet on horse racing is TVG’s racing channel. In conjunction with the online betting sites, the TV channel offers insight into horse betting odds. The on-air announcers help to clarify actual horse betting terms as races are aired live.

Registering on the online betting site is a very simple process. You can be up and running in a matter of minutes. The only information required is name, address, phone number and birthday. You will also have to enter the last four digits of your social security number.

TVG offers a 100% matched wager bonus up to $300 for new players. Regular customers can earn reward points for every bet placed. These points can be used for wager credits.

The ‘Support Center’ section is an excellent resource for how to bet on horse racing using this site. It has a separate listing for how you can fund your online betting account as well as request withdrawals. There is a listing for understanding horse betting terms. There is also a listing for all of TVG’s promotions and contests. TVG’s biggest pro is a comprehensive listing of horse betting odds for a wide variety of race tracks. If a track in the US or around the world has a live daily race card, you can bet on it at TVG.

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2020 Belmont Stakes
Picks & Predictions

2020 Belmont Stakes Betting Odds

Belmont Stakes Odds Breakdown

The betting odds for the Belmont Stakes are created by Belmont Oddsmaker David Aragona. The official morning-line odds are announced after the post positions for the field have been set, which is normally announced on Wednesday before Saturday's race. Prior to the draw, gamblers can check out fixed odds at various betting shops.

2020 Belmont Stakes Odds

Belmont Stakes Betting History

Inaugurated 1873

Sir Winston claimed the Belmont Stakes in 2019 at 10/1 odds, ridden by jockey Joel Rosario. Trainer Mark Casse wound up in the winner's circle at the Belmont Stakes for the first time in his career. The colt won by 1 length and finished 2:28:30. Joel Rosario was the winning jockey and Mark Casse was the trainer. It was the second Belmont win for Rosario while it was the first for Casse.

Belmont Stakes Winners (Last 10)

Past Winners

• 2019-1960
• 1959-1910
• 1909-1867

Belmont Stakes Betting Results - 2019

The 151st running of the Belmont Stakes watched Sir Winston capture the victory in the final leg of the Triple Crown. The favorite, Tacitus, rallied for second while Joevia finished third and Tax was fourth.

Where Can You Bet the Belmont Stakes Online in the US?

If you are interested in betting the 2020 Belmont Stakes, there is something that you should be aware of. Online horse racing betting is not legal in all states within the United States but our list below will show you the ones that have legalized it.

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