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2018 Belmont Stakes: When does the Belmont Stakes Start?

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Larry Collmus discusses how he called Justify's Preakness run through the fog, modern technology in horse racing and his biggest mistakes.

The biggest day of the horse racing calendar is Saturday, June 9, as Justify goes for the Triple Crown in the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.

Justify sits at 4/5 odds and is trained by Bob Baffert, who won the Triple Crown with American Pharoah in 2015. Justify will be ridden by jockey Mike Smith after the duo won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. The horses will head to the post at 6:37 p.m. ET with the rest of the contenders. The undefeated colt will start from the No. 1 post.
Belmont Stakes: What Time, Where To Watch and More

Here are the rest of the post positions for Saturday’s big race from New York:


  1. Justify
  2. Free Drop Billy
  3. Bravazo
  4. Hofburg
  5. Restoring Hope
  6. Gronkowski
  7. Tenfold
  8. Vino Rosso
  9. Noble Indy
  10. Blended Citizen

What: 150th Belmont Stakes
When: June 9, 2018
Post time: 6:37 p.m ET
Where to watch: NBC, NBC Sports app