Odds, post positions for the Belmont Stakes

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Jun 3, 2025, 12:25 PM ET

We already knew determination would beryllium not beryllium a Triple Crown victor successful equine racing this year. But determination volition inactive beryllium play astatine the Belmont Stakes.

Saturday's contention volition diagnostic the much-anticipated rematch betwixt Kentucky Derby victor Sovereignty and Preakness victor Journalism. Sovereignty didn't tally successful the Preakness aft finishing 1 1/2 lengths up of Journalism successful the opening limb of the Triple Crown.

Journalism, who drew the No. 7 station presumption for the Belmont, was the morning-line favourite astatine 8-5, followed intimately by Sovereignty astatine 2-1 from the No. 2 post.

The 157th Belmont Stakes volition beryllium tally astatine Saratoga successful Upstate New York for a 2nd consecutive twelvemonth portion Belmont Park is being rebuilt. Post clip for Saturday's main lawsuit is 7:04 p.m. ET.

Here are the morning-line odds, trainers and jockeys for the last limb of the Triple Crown.


2025 Belmont Stakes field

1. Hill Road (10-1)

Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

2. Sovereignty (2-1)

Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado

3. Rodriguez (6-1)

Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith

4. Uncaged (30-1)

Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Luis Saez

5. Crudo (15-1)

Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez.

6. Baeza (4-1)

Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Flavien Prat

7. Journalism (8-5)

Trainer: Michael McCarthy
Jockey: Umberto Rispoli

8. Heart of Honor (30-1)

Trainer: Jamie Osborne
Jockey: Saffie Osborne

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