This year the Belmont Stakes takes its traditional place as the final leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
The race will be televised live on FOX, beginning at 4PM ET, post time approx. 6:50PM ET (5:50PM CT, 4:50PM MT and 3:50PM PT).
New this year? Due to continuing renovations at Belmont Park in New York City, this year's Belmont will take place at the Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.
In addition, watch for coverage of the week-long Saratoga Belmont Festival leading up to the race, as welll as pre-race and post-race coverage on race day on Fox Sports channels FS1 and FS2.
2025 Belmont Stakes post positions, morning line odds, trainers and jockeys
2025 Belmost post positions and morning line odds are expected to be announced on Monday, June 2.
Post #
Horse
Jockey
Trainer
Morning Line Odds
1
2
3
4.
5
6
7
8
9
10
As always, keep your eye on winners and strong finishers in the 2025 Kentucky Derby and the 2025 Preakness Stakes to see which horses make it as contenders in the final race of this year's Triple Crown.
2024 Belmont rewind
In a major upset, it was Dornuch who hugged the rail to hold off Mindframe t in the Triple Crown finale at odds of 17-1.
The dark horse left morning line favorite Sierra Leone in the dust, along with Kentucky Derby winner Mystic Dan and Preakness winner Seize the Grey all frontrunners at this year's Belmont race,
Win: Dornoch; $37.40 win, $17.60 place, $8.10 show
Place: Mindframe; $6.80 place, $4.20 show
Show: Sierra Leone: $2.60 show
Exacta: $163.25
Trifecta: $473.00
Superfecta (Honor Marie): $3,200.50
Just up ahead, check out more about the last jewel in the Triple Crown along with facts and figures, history & trivia, and everything else you ever wanted to know about the Belmont Stakes
The last and most demanding jewel in the Triple Crown, the Belmont race is also known as "The Test of the Champion" for the gruelling physical toll it takes on 3-year-old horses and the critical pacing and timing demanded of skilled jockeys.
Hey...this is the Big Apple - and In the final showdown only the smartest and strongest survive!
The lineup of major contenders at the Belmont stakes traditionally depend on the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, and how well horses perform in those two races. But at Belmont, anything can happen.
DID YOU KNOW? Belmont Stakes Fun Facts
Secretariat wins by an incredible 31
lengths
at the Belmont Stakes in 1973.
• Betting on Belmont today? The No. 1 post has resulted in the most winners with 23. The No. 3 and No. 5 gates follow with 13 wins each.
• The traditional flowers at the Belmont Stakes are white carnations. A blanket of 500 carnations worn by the winning horse takes up to 10 hours to assemble.
• Triple Crown winner and horse legend Secretariat clocked the fastest time ever at the Belmont Stakes at 2:24 in 1973 and finished at an incredible 31 lengths.
• Another legendary Belmont winner, Man o' War (1920), sired three horses who also went on to win the Belmont Stakes: American Flag (1925), Crusader (1926) and Triple Crown winner War Admiral (1937).
• Start spreadin' the news .... “My Old Kentucky Home” is featured at the Kentucky Derby. “Maryland, My Maryland” is sung at the Preakness Stakes. But the race at Belmont features Frank Sinatra's version of "New York, New York" and only the version by Ol' Blue Eyes will do.
More about the Belmont Stakes around the Web:
2025 Belmont
Stakes - The official site offering up ticket information, video clips, history
and trivia and the complete lineup for the big race in June, along
with feature stories & highlights
FOX
Sports - 2025 Belmont Stakes - The official TV home featuring Belmont news and related articles, the complete TV schedule, and racing recaps.
Belmont
Stakes - Wikipedia - Deep background, historical facts & photos
along with a complete list of winners and jockeys
dating back to 1867.