Belmont Stakes Odds 2025
The Belmont Stakes betting odds are live for the 2022 race at Elmont, NY, and here at Gamble Online we’ve got you covered when it comes to placing those horse racing bets. This is the last of US Horse Racing’s triple crown events, which also include the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.
There will be no Triple Crown winner this year after Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby, and Early Voting stormed to victory in the Preakness. A number of trainers have also withdrawn their horses for the Belmont, which means sports betting sites are hurriedly shifting their horse racing odds on who will win here.
If you’re new to horse racing betting, then the Belmont is the perfect race to get started. Read on for more info on how to bet on horse racing, the best odds Belmont Stakes sites are offering, and the latest news from New York!
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Belmont Stakes Final Odds
The Belmont Stakes features between eight and 13 horses, although usually it’s 10 that go into the gates at Elmont. The exact number for 2024 was confirmed as eight during the Belmont post position draw, which took place in the week leading up to the big race.
The Belmont is smaller than the Kentucky Derby, where 20 horses run at Churchill Downs. This usually means the horse racing odds are more closely bunched together, as even the outsider has a greater chance of winning.
Selecting a Belmont Stakes winner isn’t easy. There are scores of variables that factor into this race – the longest of the Triple Crown events. At 1 ½ miles, it’s a long racetrack the horses must bolt around and the Belmont usually favors durable runners. We won’t know the exact horses and runners for a few days yet, but until then here are the latest futures markets…
Horse | Belmont Stakes Odds | Trainer | Post Position | Winning Position |
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Mo Donegal | +250 | Todd Pletcher | 6 | N/A |
We The People | +200 | Rodolphe Brisset | 1 | N/A |
Rich Strike | +350 | Eric Reed | 4 | N/A |
Creative Minister | +600 | Kenneth McPeek | 5 | N/A |
Nest | +800 | Todd Pletcher | 3 | N/A |
Skippylongstocking | +2000 | Saffie A Joseph Jr | 2 | N/A |
Golden Glider | +2000 | Mark Casse | 7 | N/A |
Barber Road | +1000 | John Alexander Ortiz | 8 | N/A |
The morning line odds are now live following the Belmont post position draw. It means horse racing betting sites now have their most accurate odds, as they know exactly which horses are competing Saturday!
Post Position Stats and Info (Ahead of the 2022 Belmont Stakes)
- The top three positions in terms of winning percentage at the Belmont Stakes are #1 (22%), #3 (12%), and #5 (12%)
- Essential Quality won the 2021 Belmont Stakes from #2
- Posts #10 and #11 have produced the fewest winners in Belmont Stakes history (both just two)
- Thunder Gulch (1995) was the last horse to win the Belmont Stakes from post #10
- Only three fillies have ever won the Belmont Stakes, the last being Rags to Riches in 2007
- More than $70 million was wagered on Belmont Stakes betting last year
How To Qualify For The Belmont Stakes
Horses qualifying for the Belmont Stakes can’t just arrive on race day and trot into the starting gate. There is basic criteria for horses that focuses primarily on age. the Belmont Stakes – just like the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes – is restricted to horses aged three years old . This means horses get one chance to win the Triple Crown.
To qualify, horses must accumulate points throughout the season in order to prove themselves worthy of competing in the Triple Crown stakes races. Their inclusion in the Kentucky Derby will give them the chance to race in the Preakness and then the Belmont Stakes. If a horse backs out, they can be replaced by another on the points list.
Belmont Stakes 2022 News
Rich Strike Returns From Preakness Rest
Rich Strike – the shock winner at Churchill Downs that rumbled the Kentucky Derby betting odds – returns for the Belmont after being rested from running in the Preakness. There was hope Rich Strike would be pushed for a Triple Crown attempt, but his trainer Eric Reed rightly kept the horse in the stable so they could assess what to do next with their surprise champion.
The answer? Run him in the Belmont. Should Rich Strike win here, his victory would still go down as something of a miracle. He only qualified for the Derby after another horse withdrew, and is by no means the fastest horse in this pack.
Reed says the horses were too hot for the Preakness and needed to “settle down and do things in a relaxed manner” before heading to Elmont. His odds have come in to +350 and they could get even shorter if bettors throw their dollars at this unlikely superstar.
Mo Donegal and Nest in Top Form
Another two horses that bypassed the Preakness were Todd A. Pletcher’s runners, Mo Donegal and Nest. The former was a fifth-placed finish at the Kentucky Derby, while the latter is finally ready to run in one of the Triple Crown events.
The aim for Pletcher is to have at least one horse crossing the post first at Belmont Park. Both horses are hitting the half-mile point at 50 seconds and Pletcher’s New York-based assistant Byron Hughes said: “They both were moving well and galloped out well. They were on even terms throughout and we were happy with the breeze.”
Mo Donegal is the second favorite in the Belmont Stakes betting odds, having seen his odds widen following the post position draw.