The 2019 Belmont Stakes was the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes and the 108th time the event took place at Belmont Park. The race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final leg in the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. Sir Winston won the race, with a time of 2:28.30.
The race took place on June 8, 2019, in Elmont, New York, with post time scheduled for 6:37 p.m. ET. It was a Grade I stakes race with a purse of $1.5 million, broadcast on NBC with coverage of the undercard on NBCSN. There was no chance of a Triple Crown winner, as Kentucky Derby winner Country House did not run in the Preakness Stakes, due to his trainer detecting a virus.
Field Following the Preakness, likely contenders for the Belmont were: War of Will – winner of the Preakness, seventh in the Kentucky Derby Tacitus – third in the Kentucky Derby, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby and Wood Memorial Stakes Everfast – second in the Preakness Bourbon War – eighth in the Preakness Sir Winston – second in the Peter Pan Stakes Intrepid Heart – third in the Peter Pan Master Fencer – sixth in the Kentucky Derby Tax – 14th in the Kentucky Derby, second in the Wood Memorial Spinoff – 18th in the Kentucky Derby Joevia – winner of the Long Branch Stakes
Results The post position draw was held on June 4 at Citi Field, prior to that day's New York Mets game.
Finish Horse Jockey Trainer Record Morningline odds Final odds Margin(lengths) Winnings 1 7 Sir Winston 9–2–1–112–110.20—$800,000 2 10 Tacitus 5–3–0–19–51.951$280,000 3 1 Joevia 5–2–2–030–121.60$150,000 4 4 Tax 6–2–2–115–111.70$100,000 5 3 Master Fencer 7–2–2–08–113.30$60,000 6 6 Spinoff 5–2–1–115–110.406$45,000 7 2 Everfast 11–1–2–112–116.506$35,000 8 8 Intrepid Heart 3–2–0–110–16.90$30,000 9 9 War of Will 10–4–1–12–13.6510 10 5 Bourbon War 6–2–1–012–110.00 Starts–Wins–Places–Shows, prior to the Belmont
Track: Fast
Times: mile – 23.92; mile – 48.79; mile – 1:13.54; mile – 1:38.27; miles – 2:02.72; final – 2:28.30. Splits for each quarter-mile: (23.92) (24.87) (24.75) (24.73) (24.45) (25.58)
Source: Equibase Chart
Payouts Programnumber Horse name Win Place Show7Sir Winston $22.40 $8.80 $6.1010Tacitus – $3.90 $3.201Joevia – – $8.70 $1 Exacta: (7-10) $48.00 $1 Trifecta: (7-10-1) $1,244.00 $1 Superfecta: (7-10-1-4) $10,428.00
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Wagering Wagering on the Belmont Stakes day totaled US$102.2 million, including US$53.2 million on the Belmont Stakes race, and the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival had a total wagering handle of US$131.9 million. NYRA said it was the highest for an edition with no Triple Crown candidate; the 2018 Belmont Stakes day had a wagering handle of US$138.0 million.NYRA Reports Record Handle for Non-Triple Crown Belmont – BloodHorse, 8 June 2019
References
External links BelmontStakes.com