2017 Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes | |
Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, U.S. |
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Date | June 10, 2017 |
Distance | 1+1⁄2 mi (12 furlongs; 2,414 m) |
The 2017 Belmont Stakes will be the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 106th time the event will take place at Belmont Park. The 1+1⁄2-mile (2,400 m) race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final jewel in Thoroughbred horse racing's American Triple Crown series.[1] The race is scheduled to be held on June 10, 2017 and will be broadcast by NBC starting at 5 PM EDT.[2] For the second straight year, the Belmont will have no Triple Crown at stake as 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming lost in the Preakness Stakes.
Field
The connections of both Always Dreaming, the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner, and Cloud Computing, the winner of the 2017 Preakness Stakes, decided to bypass the Belmont.[3][4] Classic Empire would have been the favorite of the remaining contenders for the race, but was withdrawn on June 7 because of a recurrent foot abscess.[5] Classic Empire was the champion two-year-old colt of 2016, finished fourth in the Derby and second in the Preakness.[6]
In their absence, Irish War Cry was made the morning line favorite at odds of 7-2.[7] Irish War Cry won the Wood Memorial Stakes in April and finished tenth in the Kentucky Derby.[8]
Another leading contender will be Epicharis, a Japanese-bred horse who qualified on the 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby but who bypassed that race to focus on the Belmont. Epicharis entered a one-week isolation protocol on May 25 and shipped to Belmont Park on June 1. Epicharis won his first four starts in Japan before finishing second in his only loss in the UAE Derby in Dubai. The New York Racing Association offers a $1 million bonus to any Japan-based horse who wins the Belmont.[9]
Other confirmed contenders include Gormley (Santa Anita Derby),[10] J Boys Echo (Gotham Stakes), Lookin At Lee (2nd Kentucky Derby), Multiplier (Illinois Derby), Senior Investment (Lexington Stakes), Tapwrit (Tampa Bay Derby), Twisted Tom (Federico Tesio Stakes),[6] Meantime (2nd Peter Pan Stakes), Patch (2nd Louisiana Derby) and Hollywood Handsome (5th Illinois Derby).[11]
The post position draw was held on June 7.[12]
Finish | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Opening Odds |
Post Time Odds |
Winnings |
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1 | Twisted Tom | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown | 20-1 | |||
2 | Tapwrit | Jose Ortiz | Todd Pletcher | 6-1 | |||
3 | Gormley | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | 8-1 | |||
4 | J Boys Echo | Robby Albarado | Dale Romans | 15-1 | |||
5 | Hollywood Handsome | Florent Geroux | Dallas Stewart | 30-1 | |||
6 | Lookin At Lee | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Steve Asmussen | 5-1 | |||
7 | Irish War Cry | Rajiv Maragh | H. Graham Motion | 7-2 | |||
8 | Senior Investment | Channing Hill | Kenneth McPeek | 12-1 | |||
9 | Meantime | Mike Smith | Brian Lynch | 15-1 | |||
10 | Multiplier | Joel Rosario | Brendan Walsh | 15-1 | |||
11 | Epicharis | Christophe Lemaire | Kiyoshi Hagiwara | 4-1 | |||
12 | Patch | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 12-1 |
See also
References
- ^ "Triple Crown season arrives". The Baltimore Sun. May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Belmont Stakes 2017". NBC Sports. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Always Dreaming Officially Ruled Out of Belmont Stakes". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "It's official: Cloud Computing will skip Belmont Stakes | Daily Racing Form". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Champion Classic Empire to Miss Belmont Stakes". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Classic Empire to Begin Belmont Training May 26". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Chiari, Mike. "Belmont Stakes 2017 Post Positions: Complete Listing for Every Horse". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Belmont Scenario Shifts With Classic Empire's Absence". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Epicharis Begins Journey to Belmont Park". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Good Feelings Still Flowing for Espinoza". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Irish War Cry, Hollywood Handsome to Belmont". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ "Irish War Cry 7-2 Morning-Line Pick for Belmont Stakes". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.