2019 Belmont Stakes

The 2019 Belmont Stakes was the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes and the 108th time the event took place at Belmont Park. The 1+1/2 mi race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final leg in the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. Sir Winston won the race, with a time of 2:28.30.

The race took place on June 8, 2019, in Elmont, New York, with post time scheduled for 6:37 p.m. ET. It was a Grade I stakes race with a purse of $1.5 million, broadcast on NBC with coverage of the undercard on NBCSN. There was no chance of a Triple Crown winner, as Kentucky Derby winner Country House did not run in the Preakness Stakes, due to his trainer detecting a virus.

Field
Following the Preakness, likely contenders for the Belmont were:
 * War of Will – winner of the Preakness, seventh in the Kentucky Derby
 * Tacitus – third in the Kentucky Derby, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby and Wood Memorial Stakes
 * Everfast – second in the Preakness
 * Bourbon War – eighth in the Preakness
 * Sir Winston – second in the Peter Pan Stakes
 * Intrepid Heart – third in the Peter Pan
 * Master Fencer – sixth in the Kentucky Derby
 * Tax – 14th in the Kentucky Derby, second in the Wood Memorial
 * Spinoff – 18th in the Kentucky Derby
 * Joevia – winner of the Long Branch Stakes

Results
The post position draw was held on June 4 at Citi Field, prior to that day's New York Mets game.

† Starts–Wins–Places–Shows, prior to the Belmont

Track: Fast

Times: $4 3/4$ mile – 23.92; $5 3/4$ mile – 48.79; $5 3/4$ mile – 1:13.54; mile – 1:38.27; $7 3/4$ miles – 2:02.72; final – 2:28.30. Splits for each quarter-mile: (23.92) (24.87) (24.75) (24.73) (24.45) (25.58)

Source: Equibase Chart

Payouts

 * $1 Exacta: (7-10) $48.00
 * $1 Trifecta: (7-10-1) $1,244.00
 * $1 Superfecta: (7-10-1-4) $10,428.00

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Wagering
Wagering on the Belmont Stakes day totaled US$102.2 million, including US$53.2 million on the Belmont Stakes race, and the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival had a total wagering handle of US$131.9 million. NYRA said it was the highest for an edition with no Triple Crown candidate; the 2018 Belmont Stakes day had a wagering handle of US$138.0 million.