2023 Belmont Stakes

155th Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
Grade I stakes race
50th Anniversary of Secretariat
LocationBelmont Park, Elmont, New York, United States
DateJune 10, 2023 (2023-06-10)
Distance1+1⁄2 mi (12 furlongs; 2,414 m)
Winning horseArcangelo
Winning time2:29.23
Final odds7.90 to 1
JockeyJavier Castellano
TrainerJena M. Antonucci
OwnerBlue Rose Farm
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
Attendance48,089
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The 2023 Belmont Stakes was the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 112th time the event took place at Belmont Park. The 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 metres) race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final leg in the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. The race was won by Arcangelo.

The race took place on June 10, 2023, in Elmont, New York, with an actual start time of 6:50 p.m. EDT;[1] television coverage was broadcast by Fox. It was a Grade I stakes race with a purse of $1.5 million. Entering the race, it was known that there would be no Triple Crown winner, as the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes had already been won by different horses with the Kentucky Derby winner Mage finishing third in the Preakness while Preakness winner National Treasure did not run at the Kentucky Derby.

The 2023 Belmont celebrated the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's win of the 1973 Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown by 31 lengths. Tom Durkin, who retired in 2014, came out of retirement to call the stakes for the first time since the 2010 edition.

Field

A field of nine was drawn for the Belmont Stakes on Tuesday, June 6. Forte was named the morning line favorite at 5-2 drawing post no. 6 and Preakness winner National Treasure drew post 4 for the Belmont Stakes at odds of 5-1. Tapit Trice drew post no. 2 at odds of 3-1, while Angel of Empire drew post no. 8 at odds of 7-2. Arcangelo won, making his trainer Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the Belmont Stakes, which also made her the first female trainer to win any American Triple Crown race.[2][3][4]

Notes:

† Hit Show & Angel of Empire Dead heated for 4th place.

*Jena Antonucci, trainer of Arcangelo, became the first female trainer to win the Belmont Stakes, which also made her the first female trainer to win any American Triple Crown race.[2][3][4]

Results

Finish Program Number Horse Jockey Trainer Morning Line Odds Final Odds Margin (Lengths) Winnings
1 3 Arcangelo Javier Castellano Jena Antonucci* 8-1 7.90 $900,000
2 6 Forte Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher 5-2 2.25 1+1⁄2 $270,000
3 2 Tapit Trice Luis Saez Todd A. Pletcher 3-1 5.30 Nose $150,000
4† 7 Hit Show Manuel Franco Brad H. Cox 10-1 9.10 +3⁄4 $60,000
4† 8 Angel of Empire Flavien Prat Brad H. Cox 7-2 3.45 1+1⁄2 $60,000
6 4 National Treasure John R. Velazquez Bob Baffert 5-1 5.70 5
7 5 Il Miracolo Marcos Meneses Antonio Sano 30-1 25.00 5
8 9 Red Route One Joel Rosario Steven M. Asmussen 15-1 16.60 18
9 1 Tapit Shoes José Ortiz Brad H. Cox 20-1 20.90 19+1⁄2

Payouts

Program
Number 		Horse name Win Place Show
3 Arcangelo $17.80 $7.20 $4.90
6 Forte $4.30 $3.30
2 Tapit Trice $4.10


References

  1. ^ "2023 Belmont Stakes: Horses, Post time, TV schedule, How to watch". Fox Sports. May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Drape, Joe (10 June 2023). "Arcangelo's Belmont Victory Makes Trainer First Woman to Win a Triple Crown Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Canavan, Tom (10 June 2023). "Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win a Triple Crown race". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b Grening, David (10 June 2023). "Belmont: Arcangelo's upset makes Antonucci first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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