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The race was televised live on FOX, beginning at 4PM ET, post time 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. And the 2025 Belmont Stakes winner is ... It was a rainy Saturday at Saratoga, but at race time the weather held off long enough for Sovereignty who, after skipping the Preakness Stakes, had all the right moves at Belmont to win his second race of the the 2025 Triiple Crown. 2025 Belmont payouts Sovereignty paid $7 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.30 to show. Journalism paid $3.20 to place and $2.50 to show. Baeza paid $2.60 to show. The $1 exacta paid $6.60, and the $1 trifecta paid $13.80.
2025 Belmost post positions and morning line odds (see below) were announced on Monday, June 2. Of course, there was no chance of seeing a Triple Crown winner this year bui several strong finishers in the 2025 Kentucky Derby and the 2025 Preakness Stakes made it as contenders at Belmont. Journalism (at 8-5 odds) and Sovereignty (2-1) were the main draw, along with more faborites to watch including Baesa (4-1), Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's Rodriguez (who just missed the Kentucky Derby with an injured ankle and who is now well-rested), and Hill Road, the recent winner of the Peter Pan Stakes, a traditional Belmont Stakes prep race.
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.
• 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.
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
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This year the Belmont Stakes took its traditional place as the final leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
