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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