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Belmont Stakes 2025
Race Details
The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown, is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, due to ongoing renovations at Belmont Park. The race will be run at a distance of 1 1/4 miles (10 furlongs), shorter than the traditional 1 1/2 miles, due to Saratoga’s track configuration. The purse is set at $2,000,000, and the post time is approximately 6:41 p.m. ET. The event, broadcast by Fox Sports, is part of a five-day racing festival featuring 27 stakes races with total purses of $11.275 million. The Belmont Stakes is open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, with colts and geldings carrying 126 pounds and fillies 121 pounds. The race is known as “The Test of the Champion” and traditionally awards the winner a blanket of over 700 white carnations, symbolizing love and luck.
History of the Belmont Stakes
First run in 1867 at Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx, the Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the Triple Crown races, named after financier August Belmont Sr. Since 1905, it has primarily been held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, except during renovations (e.g., 1963–1967 at Aqueduct and 2024–2025 at Saratoga). Known as “The Championship Track,” Belmont Park’s wide, sweeping turns and long homestretch favor horses with tactical speed. The race’s traditional 1 1/2-mile distance tests stamina, though it is shortened to 1 1/4 miles in 2025. The Belmont has crowned 13 Triple Crown winners, including Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), American Pharoah (2015), and Justify (2018). Its iconic white carnation blanket and the Belmont Jewel cocktail (bourbon, lemonade, pomegranate juice) are enduring traditions. The race has seen historic moments, like Julie Krone becoming the first female jockey to win in 1993 aboard Colonial Affair.
Belmont Stakes 2025 Official Results and Payouts
The top three finishers—Sovereignty, Journalism, and Baeza—mirrored their Kentucky Derby order, delivering consistent performances. Below is the official order of finish with payouts for win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, and superfecta wagers.
| Position | Horse | Win ($) | Place ($) | Show ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sovereignty | 7.00 | 3.80 | 2.60 |
| 2 | Journalism | – | 3.00 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Baeza | – | – | 2.40 |
| 4 | Rodriguez | – | – | – |
| 5 | Uncaged | – | – | – |
| 6 | Crudo | – | – | – |
| 7 | Hill Road | – | – | – |
| 8 | Heart of Honor | – | – | – |
Exotic Wagers
$1 Exacta (Sovereignty-Journalism): $6.60
$1 Trifecta (Sovereignty-Journalism-Baeza): $13.80
$1 Superfecta (Sovereignty-Journalism-Baeza-Rodriguez): $40.50
2025 Belmont Stakes Post Positions & Odds
| Post Position | Horse Name | Sire | Trainer | Jockey | ML Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hill Road | Quality Road | Chad Brown | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 10-1 |
| 2 | Sovereignty | Into Mischief | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 2-1 |
| 3 | Rodriguez | Authentic | Bob Baffert | Mike Smith | 6-1 |
| 4 | Uncaged | Curlin | Todd Pletcher | Luis Saez | 30-1 |
| 5 | Crudo | Justify | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 15-1 |
| 6 | Baeza | Good Magic | John Shirreffs | Flavien Prat | 4-1 |
| 7 | Journalism | Curlin | Michael McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli | 8-5 |
| 8 | Heart of Honor | Honor A. P. | Jamie Osborne | Saffie Osborne | 30-1 |
Previous Belmont Stakes Winners
The Belmont Stakes has produced memorable champions, including Triple Crown winners and upset victors. Below is a table of the last 10 winners. List of all Belmont Stakes winners throughout history.
| Year | Horse/Trainer | Sire |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sovereignty/Bill Mott | Into Mischief |
| 2024 | Dornoch/Danny Gargan | Good Magic |
| 2023 | Arcangelo/Jena Antonucci | Arrogate |
| 2022 | Mo Donegal/Todd Pletcher | Uncle Mo |
| 2021 | Essential Quality/Brad Cox | Tapit |
| 2020 | Tiz the Law/Barclay Tagg | Constitution |
| 2019 | Sir Winston/Mark Casse | Awesome Again |
| 2018 | Justify/Bob Baffert | Scat Daddy |
| 2017 | Tapwrit/Todd Pletcher | Tapit |
| 2016 | Creator/Steve Asmussen | Tapit |
| 2015 | American Pharoah/Bob Baffert | Pioneerof the Nile |
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