The Belmont Stakes: Catch Every Second of This Weekend’s Test of the Champion

Experience the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes, broadcasting live from Saratoga Race Course on FOX Sports on SiriusXM (Ch. 83) on June 8, 2024, at 6:41pm ET.

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2024 Belont Stakes

How to listen

The Belmont Stakes airs live on FOX Sports on SiriusXM on satellite channel 83 and the SiriusXM app.

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Horses to watch

Although no horse has a chance at a Triple Crown win this year, the Belmont Stakes sees both Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey set to compete, plus Derby runner-up Sierra Leone.

Post positions and odds

1. Seize the Grey, 8-1
2. Resilience, 10-1
3. Mystik Dan, 5-1
4. The Wine Steward, 15-1
5. Antiquarian, 12-1
6. Dornoch, 15-1
7. Protective, 20-1
8. Honor Marie, 12-1
9. Sierra Leone, 9-5
10. Mindframe, 7-2

About the Belmont Stakes

Known as the “Test of the Champion,” the Belmont Stakes is the oldest and longest of the three races that comprise the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the United States.

It was first run on June 19, 1867, at Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx, NY, making it one of the oldest horse races in America. The race was named after financier and sportsman August Belmont Sr., and has been held at various locations, including Morris Park Racecourse, Belmont Park, and now Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY.

The Belmont Stakes is traditionally run over a distance of 1.5 miles (12 furlongs), making it the longest of the Triple Crown races, which also include the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. This distance has earned the Belmont its nickname as it tests the endurance and versatility of the competing horses.

The race is held five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes, typically in early June. Over the years, the Belmont Stakes has witnessed numerous historic moments, including the crowning of Triple Crown champions such as Secretariat, who set a still-standing track and world record in 1973 with a time of 2:24.