It was back in 1867 when the Belmont Stakes odds were first posted and the great filly Ruthless took top honors. The now Classic race, and the final leg of the American Triple Crown, was first held at Jerome Park Racetrack in Fordham, Westchester County, but has since been moved to Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

The Belmont Stakes is otherwise known as The Test of the Champion and is the third race in the Triple Crown, which also includes the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Belmont Stakes betting entails wagering on the mile-and-a-half (twelve furlong) race, run five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes.

We display below the latest Belmont Stakes Vegas odds. Throughout our Belmont Stakes betting guide, we’ll explore the various lines and markets for betting on the Belmont Stakes in 2023.

Belmont Stakes Current Odds

The 2023 Belmont Stakes is coming up on Saturday, June 10 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The Vegas odds for the Belmont Stakes on top contenders from the top-rated horse racing betting sites; all provide a safe and easy platform to place bets on the Belmont Stakes this year. The odds will change as the race gets closer and the field gets more clear. So, make sure to follow the contenders and be ready to place your bet when Belmont Stakes betting odds reveal an overlay on your pick. The odds were last updated on September 8, 2023:

Mage	TBA	TBA	TBA
Tapit Trice	TBA	TBA	TBA
Arcangelo	TBA	TBA	TBA
Bishops Bay	TBA	TBA	TBA
Kingsbarns	TBA	TBA	TBA

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Belmont Stakes Betting

The Belmont Stakes is the kind of horse race that you can’t miss as a bettor. The 2022 Belmont Stakes went to Mo Donegal, who won by three lengths over a field that included Nest, Skippylongstocking, Peter Pan winner We the People, and Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike. Mo Donegal finished the mile and a half in a time of 2:28.28.

The 2023 Belmont Stakes is back at its traditional place on the calendar, three weeks after the Preakness Stakes and five weeks after the Kentucky Derby. The distance of the Belmont Stakes is back to its traditional one, 1 1/2 miles.

Belmont Stakes Morning Line

A handicapper cannot make their Belmont Stakes predictions without access to the Belmont Stakes morning line, which is developed 72 hours out from the race, on the Wednesday beforehand. That is also when the Belmont post positions are announced as well as the Belmont horses odds.

The Belmont Stakes tends to go to either a big favorite (Tiz the Law, Justify, American Pharoah) or a shocking longshot (Ruler on Ice, Tonalist, Da’Tara, Drosselmeyer, Summer Bird). It is good to be prepared for both scenarios, by accepting the favorite could win but having chosen a few longshots to back up your bets.

Because of its placement in the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes often pits tired horses that have run in the Kentucky Derby and/or Preakness against fresh horses that either skipped the Preakness or the entire Triple Crown altogether.

Belmont Park has their own prep races, such as the Peter Pan Stakes, so that horses never need to leave Belmont to get ready for the race. Often these horses are live shots to defeat the big names coming out of the Triple Crown. Just make sure the horses are fast enough based on their speed figures.

Belmont Stakes Contenders 2023

The field for the Belmont Stakes, as well as the post positions, trainers, jockeys, and post time, will be finalized on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Until then, you can get a head start by keeping track of the other Triple Crown races like the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, as well as prep races like the Peter Pan at Belmont Park.

Kentucky Derby and Preakness Horses

If Kentucky Derby winner Mage wins the Preakness Stakes as well, a live bid to become the next Triple Crown winner would propel Mage to favoritism. He has excellent pedigree for stamina and he showed in his first couple of races that he can flash the tactical speed that often characterizes Belmont winners. More than anything, he needs to be able to improve how he begins races: the fast Kentucky Derby pace saved him after a less-than-sharp break but that is less likely to happen in the Belmont.

If Mage does not have a live Triple Crown bid, then you might find the Belmont favorite in Todd Pletcher’s shedrow. His two Kentucky Derby runners might end up in the Preakness: Tapit Trice and Kingsbarns. Todd Pletcher’s horses ran 1-2 in the Preakness in 2022 and he has a long-standing record of knowing which horses are up to the test of the champion.

Kingsbarns has more tactical speed, and he got burned up in a surprisingly sharp early pace in the Kentucky Derby. Tapit Trice, like Mage, is going to have to improve his ability at the break. However, the smaller field should help Tapit Trice be able to get some better position early, much like he did in the Blue Grass, and Tapit Trice in particular has an appealing pedigree to stretch out and try this Belmont distance.

New Belmont Stakes Contenders

As the 2023 Belmont Stakes gets closer, looking at new faces can help you find horses getting good at the right time, or even find good, live longshots for the race.

The traditional local prep for the Belmont Stakes is the Peter Pan (G3). That race was run at Belmont Park on Saturday, May 13. Arcangelo and Bishops Bay finished far clear of the rest of the field, and it would be no surprise if either one of those horses turns up in the Belmont Stakes four weeks after that race. Even though both of those runners were trying a stakes race for the first time, they both showed class and tenacity and they handled the sandy Belmont surface well.

Arcangelo has a bit more upside compared to Bishops Bay. Even though Bishops Bay tried hard, Arcangelo showed just a bit more stamina to see out the Peter Pan trip. Given that the Belmont trip is going to require even more stamina than the Peter Pan demanded, Arcangelo appears more likely to see it out between the top two Peter Pan horses.

Playing the Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an interesting event, as it has a huge 12-furlong oval track. The course is a demanding, sandy dirt surface often called “Big Sandy”. Some horses take very well to it, but others cannot handle the footing on race day. This makes for an interesting betting market, as it’s a real task for oddsmakers to produce odds.

The unpredictability of the event adds to the overall Belmont betting experience. For those playing the odds at Belmont Park, it’s important to understand that because the track is so big, any race less than 1 1/2 miles will be run around one turn, with the starters beginning on the backstretch of the track, or just on the clubhouse turn in 1 1/4 mile races.

Aside from the track itself, the Belmont Stakes event attracts the rich and famous – the famous race has even seen Queen Elizabeth II in attendance. Models and famous athletes all congregate to Belmont Park to watch, especially if a Triple Crown is on the line.

Much like all other horse racing betting odds, the Belmont Stakes offers the full range of betting punters would expect to see at any horse racing track meet. The types of bets bettors will find are:

• Win
• Place
• Show
• Quinella
• Exacta
• Trifecta
• Superfecta
• Daily Double
• Pick 3, 4, 5, 6

The odds for the Belmont Stakes are similar to other Triple Crown betting markets, but the sheer volume of bettors interesting in the event makes Belmont Stakes betting an excellent opportunity every year.

Belmont Stakes Winners

While the Belmont Stakes is very interesting, it’s always great to see Belmont Stakes runners that managed to win all three U.S. horse racing majors – the highly prestigious Triple Crown. Those horses are – in order of most recent to least – Justify, American Pharoah, Affirmed, Seattle Slew, Secretariat, Citation, Assault, Count Fleet, Whirlaway, War Admiral, Gallant Fox, Omaha, and Sir Barton.

The greatest Triple Crown winner of all time is Secretariat in 1973. He set the Belmont Stakes record time at 2:24. 48 years later and the record still stands, which begs the question; will the record ever be broken? He also won the race by 31 lengths, a record margin. Belmont Park has a pole 31 lengths before the wire to mark his victory margin.

More recently we saw Justify and American Pharoah winning the Triple Crown in 2018 and 2015, respectively. They both hailed from the barn of trainer Bob Baffert, who is the leading active winner of Triple Crown races.

The most recent filly to win the Belmont Stakes was Rags to Riches in 2007. She defeated Curlin, who went on to be a Hall of Fame runner and Horse of the Year. A filly most recently ran in the Belmont in 2022 when Nest, who finished second in the Kentucky Oaks, tried the boys. She ran a good second behind her stablemate Mo Donegal.

A list of the all-time Belmont Stakes winners is as follows:

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