The Belmont Stakes is also known as The Run For The Carnations, The Test Of The Champions and The Third Jewel Of The Triple Crown but a new name is trending this year, Beltoga. That’s because the Belmont Stakes is a little different this year. The Belmont will not be raced at Belmont. Rather, for the first time, Saratoga Race Course will host the 2024 Belmont Stakes, while the Belmont track gets a remodel. Also, the race will be a bit shorter than usual, as Saratoga’s track is smaller. The 2024 edition’s length is 1 and 1/4 miles. Furthermore, it is a rare Belmont race to have the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners both entered to face off. Believe in the buzz, this is a special Belmont!
The Grade I, $2 Million dollar Belmont Stakes for champion 3 year-old thoroughbreds, on dirt, is race 12 on a card of 14, posting at 6:41 PM ET. Ten colts are entered as follows by post position/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and finish in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness as applicable:
- Seize the Grey/Jaime Torres/D. Wayne Lukas/MyRacehorse/8-1/winner of the Preakness
- Resilience/Junior Alvarado/William Mott/Emily Bushnell and Ric Waldman/10-1/sixth in the KY Derby
- Mystik Dan/Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr./Kenny McPeek/Four G Racing, LLC., Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby III and Valley View Farm, LLC./5-1/winner of the KY Derby and second in the Preakness
- The Wine Steward/Manuel Franco/Michael Maker/Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher/15-1
- Antiquarian/John Velazquez/Todd Pletcher/Centennial Farms/12-1
- Dornoch/Luis Saez/Danny Gargan/West Paces Racing, LLC., R.A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, LLC., Two Eight Racing, LLC., and Pine Racing Stables/ 15-1/tenth in the KY Derby
- Protective/Tyler Gaffalione/Todd Pletcher/Repole Stable/20-1
- Honor Marie/Florent Geroux/D. Whitworth Beckman/Ribble Farms. LLC., Michael H. Eiserman, Earl I. Silver, Kenneth E. and Dave Fishbein/12-1/eighth in the KY Derby
- Sierra Leone/Flavien Prat/Chad Brown/Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg, Rocket Ship Racing, LLC. and Peter M. Brant/9-5/second in the KY Derby
- Mindframe/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Todd Pletcher/Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables, LLC./7-2
The Beltoga is buzzworthy! Thoroughbred U thanks you for following along on The Road To The Kentucky Derby and onward through The Triple Crown. I hope you have an exciting Spring and Summer before the KY Derby preps start again in September. Check back for some other posts in between.
