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1. Belmont Stakes Odds Today
2. Updated Belmont Stakes Odds
3. Belmont Stakes 2020 Odds
4. Belmont Stakes 2015 Odds

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.

Belmont Stakes Odds Today

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

Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, USA

Race Type

Thoroughbred

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.

2020 Belmont Stakes
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2020 Belmont Stakes Betting Odds

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

2020 Belmont Stakes Odds

Post Horse Trainer Jockey ML Odds 1 Tap It To Win Mark E. Casse John Velazquez 6/1 2 Sole Volante Patrick Biancone Luca Panici 9/2 3 Max Player Linda Rice Joel Rosario 15/1 4 Modernist Bill Mott Junior Alvarado 15/1 5 Farmington Road Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 15/1 6 Fore Left Doug O'Neill Jose Ortiz 30/1 7 Jungle Runner Steve Asmussen Reylu Gutierrez 50/1 8 Tiz the Law Barclay Tagg Manny Franco 6/5 9 Dr Post Todd Pletcher Irad Ortiz 5/1 10 Pneumatic Steven Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr. 8/1

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)

2019 - Sir Winston
2018 - Justify
2017 - Tapwrit
2016 - Creator
2015 - American Pharoah
2014 - Tonalist
2013 - Palace Malice
2012 - Union Rags

Updated Belmont Stakes Odds

2011 - Ruler on Ice
2010 - Drosselmeyer

Past Winners

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.

151st BELMONT STAKES RESULTS

PP Horse Jockey Trainer Odds Win Place Show 7 Sir Winston Joel Rosario Mark Casse 10/1 22.40 8.80 6.10 10 Tacitus Jose Ortiz Bill Mott 9/5 - 3.90 3.20 1 Joevia Jose Lezcano Gregg Sacco 21/1 - - 8.70 4 Tax Irad Ortiz Jr. Danny Gargan 12/1 - - - 3 Master Fencer Julien Leparoux Koichi Tsunoda 13/1 - - - 6 Spinoff Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher 10/1 - - - 2 Everfast Luis Saez Dale Romans 17/1 - - - 8 Intrepid Heart John Velazquez Todd Pletcher 7/1 - - - 9 War of Will Tyler Gaffalione Mark Casse 7/2 - - - 5 Bourbon War Mike Smith Mark Hennig 10/1 - - -

Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta Resuts: $2 Exacta 7-10 paid $192 $2 Trifecta 7-10-1 paid $2,488 $2 Superfecta 7-10-1-4 paid $20,856

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.

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• California
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Illinois
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Montana
• New Hampshire
• New York
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Belmont Stakes 2020 Odds

How to Bet the Belmont Stakes in 2014
by Trevor Whenham - 5/21/2014

Betting the Belmont Stakes is often the easiest challenge of the three Triple Crown races - though that doesn't always mean it is easy. This year it is going to be far, far from easy. First we have to decide whether California Chrome is good enough to do what 11 horses have failed to do since the last Triple Crown winner in 1978 and win his third race in five weeks. Then we have to figure out how we are going to deal with the microscopic odds we'll face betting on him.

Normally we would look at things like horses ability to handle the distance, the expected shape of the race, and so on when trying to figure out how to bet the Belmont. With history on the line, and with such a popular favorite, though, we need to really focus on finding what value there is, and looking for ways to make the profit there is to be made.

Here are six factors to consider when handicapping this race.

Belmont Stakes 2015 Odds

Take your stand on Chrome: The first thing we need to do with this race is by far the most important. We have to decide whether we think it's more likely that California Chrome will take his place in history or that he will fall short in this test. With the odds so low for the favorite, we can't really afford to bet on both possibilities - at least not if we want a shot at a decent profit. The side that you take in this debate will go a long way to determining how you approach the race from a betting perspective. If you do like the favorite then you aren't likely to be attracted to betting on him to win, so you'll have to look for other ways to leverage exotic bets to seek a decent return. If you think that he is going to be beat, though, then you can look closer at win betting, and you can also afford to go deeper in your exotic bets because the potential return is much larger.

Watch the odds as they move: When you have such an overwhelming favorite in a pari-mutuel system you need to be very aware of how the lines are moving and what that means for potential returns - and therefore for bet selection. You can't rely on the morning line odds to make your decisions because the actual lines can vary significantly from those. By watching how the futures odds move in the weeks before the race, then how the odds move in early betting action the day before the race, you can make sure that you are making the best decisions possible and give yourself the best chance for success. For example, at the Preakness it became clear as the race drew nearer that Social Inclusion was the clear second choice of bettors and that his odds were going to keep falling. If you liked the horse and didn't factor the odds movement into your bet selection then you likely wound up with a much lower return than you were dreaming of.

Focus your intensity: If you are going to be betting that California Chrome will win the race then you need to decide on one, or at most very few, bet to make and focus on it. It could be a trifecta or a superfecta or really anything else. If Chrome wins then the returns will not be great for any bet, so you can't afford to bet on a whole lot of bets to diversify and hedge your exposure. You can't afford to go wide in your bet selection, and you can't go as deep as you normally would with a given bet, either. You are also better off betting larger amounts on one bet in this case than smaller amounts on several bets - betting a $1 superfecta instead of a series of 10-cent superfectas, for example. That way your potential profit is larger, and the chances that a single lost bet will eat up all your profits are eliminated.

Look at multi-race bets: Depending upon how the rest of the race card shapes up on Belmont day, we might find that multi-race bets - a pick-three or pick-four, for example - might be the best way to find nice value. If you like Chrome then you could use him as a single choice in his race, and that can allow you to keep the costs of the ticket lower or to bet on more combinations in the other races. If a couple of horses come in at decent prices in the other races then you could have a very nice return even if California Chrome wins and pays virtually nothing.

Buy a souvenir just in case: If you are a big horse racing fan like I am then be sure to invest two dollars in a win ticket on the favorite. Is there a better souvenir for a passionate horseplayer than a winning bet on a Triple Crown winner? Not for two bucks there isn't.
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