Belmont Stakes 2021: Horses, time, channel and what to know
The 153rd race of the Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of Wellbred Racing, will take place on Saturday.
Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, will host the longest of the three Triple Crown races at 1.5 miles. A limited crowd of 11,000 with proof of necessary vaccinations or a negative COVID-19 test for entry will be allowed to participate.
Here's what you need to know about the "Test of the Champions," the oldest event in horse racing's American Triple Crown.
When
Saturday, June 5
How to see
NBC coverage will begin at 5 p.m. Post time for 153rd running of Belmont Stakes is 6:49 PM.
NBCSN will offer undercard coverage starting at 3 PM. You can also stream the event on NBC Sports' website and app until 5 p.m.
Morning Line Betting Odds
Bourbonic (15-1)
Required quality (2-1)
Rombauer (3-1)
Hot Rod Charlie (7-2)
France go de Ina (30-1)
Known agenda (6-1)
Rock Your World (9-2)
Overtaken (20-1)
What is different
This is a return to normalcy after last year, when for the first time in history the race was the first stage of the Triple Crown after the Covid-19 pandemic changed the schedule.
This year's race will not include Medina Spirit, Kentucky Derby winner after the horse failed a Derby drug test.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended from the home of the Kentucky Derby for two years after the Medina Spirit confirmed positive post-race medication, the company that runs the Louisville racetrack said Wednesday.
The New York Racing Association this month temporarily suspended Beffert from entering any horses in races at the track that hosts the Belmont Stakes.