When is Belmont Stakes 2025 today: start time, how to watch on TV channel, race distance, online live stream , TV coverage, Odds
The Belmont Stakes is back as the third and final jewel of the Triple Crown season. The race has been called “The Test of Champions” or “The Run for the Carnations” because a blanket of white carnations is placed across the winning colt or filly.
Seize the Grey wins 2024 Preakness Stakes to deny Mystik Dan Triple Crown hopes .
What is the Belmont Stakes?
The Belmont Stakes, traditionally held on the first or second Saturday in June, is the third and final Triple Crown race of the season.
First run
in 1867, this 1 1/2-mile (12 furlongs) race is the longest of the three American Triple Crown racetracks.
With its sweeping turns and long homestretch, it is widely considered one of the fairest racetracks in America.
NOTE: This year's 2025 Belmont Stakes, will be 1.25 miles, just 1/16th of a mile longer than the Preakness Stakes.
NOTE: This year's 2025 Belmont Stakes, will be 1.25 miles, just 1/16th of a mile longer than the Preakness Stakes.
When is the 2025 Belmont Stakes.
The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes Date set for Saturday, June 7, 2025.
- The weekend kicks off with the undercard races on Thursday, June 4. For the main Belmont race, coverage runs on June 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. ET (Possible time).
What is the Post time of 2025 Belmont Stakes?
The Post time for the 2025 Belmont Stakes at 6:50 p.m. ET Approx. The race will air live on Fox...
Where is the 2025 Belmont Stakes?
The Belmont Race will be held at Saratoga, not Belmont Park.
- The Belmont is held on the dirt track every year at Belmont Park in Elmore, N.Y., where it has been held since 1905.
- It was originally held at Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx from 1867 to 1890 before it moved to Morris Park Racecourse from 1891 to 1904.
What channel is the Belmont Stakes on? TV coverage & more to watch 2025 race
For the third time, Fox will televise the Belmont Stake in 2025.
Fox TV channel will home to the 157th Belmont Stakes, providing comprehensive race coverage and analysis live on TV,
- one more time, it’s on Fox. In Los Angeles, Channel 11; New York, Channel 5; Chicago, Channel 32 and Denver, Channel 31.
The 2025 Belmont Stakes will be televised on FOX including pre-race and post race coverage on FS1 and FS1 respectively (all times ET):
FS1 11:00am - 4:00pm - Pre-race coverage
FOX 4:00 - 7:30pm - 2024 Belmont Stakes live
FS2 7:30 - 8:00pm - Post-race coverage
Will there be a live stream of the Belmont Stakes?
The race will be streamed live on the Fox Sports website and the Fox Sports app plus fuboTV.
How are horses picked for the Belmont Stakes?
Only three-year-old thoroughbreds horses can qualify for the Belmont Stakes. The top-3 finishers from the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes are guaranteed a spot in the race.
Beyond that, horses that wish to run must pay a series of entry fees and be nominated into the field.
Here are Belmont Stakes post positions, horses, trainers, jockeys and morning line odds for each horse to win:
When is the 2025 Preakness Stakes post positions draw, horses, full field, Odds
The 157the Belmont Stakes draw is set for Monday, June 2.
Here are Belmont Stakes post positions, horses, trainers, jockeys and morning line odds for each horse to win:
Here’s a look at other horses Seize the Grey and Mystik Dan could face in the Belmont (trainers in parentheses):
Horses are listed in alphabetical order:
1. Hill Road, Chad Brown, Irad Ortiz Jr.,
2. Sovereignty, Bill Mott, Junior Alvarado,
3. Rodriguez, Bob Baffert, Mike Smith,
4. Uncaged, Todd Pletcher, Luis Saez,
5. Crudo, Todd Pletcher, John Velazquez,
6. Baeza, John Shirreffs, Flavien Prat,
7. Journalism, Michael McCarthy, Umberto Rispoli,
8. Heart of Honor, Jamie Osborne, Saffie Osborne,
What horse ran the fastest Belmont Stakes ever?
Secretariat is one of the greatest competitors in horse racing history. In 1973 the legendary horse was able to secure the vaunted Triple Crown and did so with uncanny speed when it set a track record at Belmont of 2:24 in winning the final leg of the legendary trilogy.
What are the biggest Belmont Stakes traditions at Belmont park, Elmore, N.Y?
The Belmont Stakes is traditionally known as “The Test of Champions” due to it being the longest Triple Crown race. After the race, the champion horse is draped with a blanket of white carnations, traditionally symbolizing love and luck.
- The post parade song for the Belmont Stakes has changed over the years from “The Sidewalks of New York” to Frank Sinatra’s “Theme from New York” from 1997 to 2009, Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” in 2010 and then back to the “Theme from New York” in 2011 to the present.
- When the post parade song changed in 1997, so did the official drink. The Belmont Stakes from the vodka-based “White Carnation” to the whiskey-based “Belmont Breeze.” The official drink was changed again in 2011 to the “Belmont Jewel,” which is made with bourbon.
How long is the Belmont Stakes track?
RULE CHANGE
The Belmont Stakes is known for being contested at the punishing distance of 1½ miles long, the longest of the Triple Crown series which has helped give it the nickname “The Test of the Champion.”
BUT Because of the track configuration at Saratoga, the 2024 Belmont will be 1¼ miles. It was run at a shorter distance, 1⅛ miles, in 2020 because the coronavirus pandemic scrambled the racing calendar.
What is the Prize Money for the 2025 Belmont Stakes, prize Fund.?
The four-day Festival at Saratoga Race Course will include 23 stakes races in total with purses totaling $9.7 million totals.
The prize money will increase from $1.5 million to $2 million and the race will be part of a special four-day run at Saratoga a month before the usual summer meet there begins July 11.
How much do Belmont Stakes 2025 tickets cost, How Can I buy tickets online?
Tickets will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, February 13, 2025. All tickets are sold through Ticketmaster.com or through the NYRA Box Office, and are sold at face value.
General admission tickets for Belmont Stakes Day are $75 for adults and $20 for children (ages 4-12).
On Friday, June 6, admission is $30 for adults and $10 on other festival days, with free entry for children 12 and under.
General admission includes access to the backyard, picnic tables, and apron. Fans can also purchase a five-day general admission bundle for $120, saving over 10%.
Who won the last year, 2024 Belmont Stakes winner.?
The 17-1 long shot Dornoch won Saturday's 156th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Luis Saez, who was aboard Dornoch, controlled the pace against a strong 10-horse field that included Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and Preakness winner Seize the Grey for his second career Belmont Stakes victory and $2 million prize. Saez won aboard Essential Quality in 2021.
2023 Winner: A gray colt named Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes, the third and final race of the Triple Crown series, on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
List of Belmont Stakes winners of Last 10 years.
Below you can find a rundown of previous 10-years winners of the Belmont Stakes since 2010:
2025 –
2024 – Dornoch
2023 – Arcangelo (Trainer: Jena Antonucci)
2022 – Mo Donegal
2021 -Essential Quality
2020 – Tiz the Law
2019 – Sir Winston
2018 – Justify
2017 – Tapwrit
2016 – Creator
2015 – American Pharoah
2014 – Tonalist
2013 – Palace Malice
2012 – Union Rags
2011 – Ruler on Ice
2010 – Drosselmeyer
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