Animal Kingdom drew Post Position #9 and was made the 2-1 Morning Line favorite for the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes.
Of the three Triple Crown races, the Post Position Draw for the Belmont Stakes is performed with the least amount of fanfare, even in years where a Triple Crown winner is a possibility. Maybe it’s just the New Yorker mindset that of, “this is how we do it on a daily basis, so why make a big deal out of the process just because it’s the Belmont Stakes?!”
At approximately 11:15am on Wednesday the Post Positions were drawn for Saturday’s 1½ mile “Test of a Champion”, the 143rd running of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. The 1,000,000 purse attracted a field of 12, including the top seven finishers in the Kentucky Derby, which is a first.
Post Time for the Belmont Stakes is scheduled for 6:30pm EDT. Here’s the entire field with both Morning Line Odds and the odds I believe will be closer to the Post Time odds…
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PP |
Horse |
Jockey |
Trainer |
GQ odds |
M/L odds |
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1 |
Garrett Gomez |
Aidan P. O’Brien |
10-1 |
10-1 |
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2 |
Javier Castellano |
Todd A. Pletcher |
18-1 |
20-1 |
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3 |
Jose Valdivia, Jr. |
Kelly Breen |
32-1 |
20-1 |
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4 |
Shaun Bridgmohan |
Eddie Kenneally |
10-1 |
15-1 |
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5 |
Joel Rosario |
Thomas Albertrani |
13-1 |
15-1 |
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6 |
Corey Nakatani |
Steven Asmussen |
3-1 |
4-1 |
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7 |
Jose Lezcano |
Ignacio Correas |
38-1 |
30-1 |
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8 |
Edgar Prado |
Neil Howard |
22-1 |
15-1 |
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9 |
John Velazquez |
H. Graham Motion |
5-2 |
2-1 |
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10 |
Ramon Dominguez |
Kathy P. Ritvo |
7-1 |
10-1 |
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11 |
Rajiv Maragh |
D. Shivmangal |
42-1 |
30-1 |
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12 |
Jesus Castanon |
Dale Romans |
5-1 |
9-2 |
* – G.Q.’s Anticipated Post Time odds
Television coverage for Belmont Stakes weekend will be provided by the NBC Sports Group. Here’s the schedule…
Friday (on Versus) 4:00-5:00pm – Belmont Stakes Classics
Friday (on Versus) 5:00-6:00pm – Live coverage of the Gr. 3 Poker Handicap and Gr. 2 Brooklyn Handicap.
Saturday (on Versus) 3:00-5:00pm – Live coverage of the Gr. 1 Foxwoods Just A Game, Gr. 2 True North and Gr. 2 Woody Stephens.
Saturday (on NBC) 5:00-7:00pm – Live coverage of the Gr. 1 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap and 143rd running of the Gr. 1 Belmont Stakes.
Saturday (on Versus) 7:00-7:30pm – Belmont Stakes Post-race coverage
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