2021 Belmont Stakes Entries

2021 Belmont Stakes Entries

Date: 06/01/2021

The post position draw for the 153rd Belmont Stakes was held on Tuesday June 1st at Belmont Park and a field of only 8 made final entry for the 153rd renewal of the 1 1/2 mile “Test of the Champion” after UAE Derby (G2) winner Rebel’s Romance scratched out due to a hind leg infection. This year, the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) will not have a horse going for the Triple Crown, with Medina Spirit winning the Kentucky Derby and Rombauer winning the Preakness Stakes. Several of the Kentucky Derby horses who skipped the Preakness are back plus one new shooter ready to try his luck. Also, this year no horse will have competed in all three legs of the Triple Crown!

Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner Essential Quality is the 2-1 morning line favorite after finishing a close 4th in the Kentucky Derby (G1), with regular rider Luis Saez in the saddle for trainer Brad Cox from post 2. Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer is the 7-2 second choice from post 3. New jockey John Velazquez picks up the mount for trainer Mike McCarthy. Hot Rod Charlie is the 7-2 third choice out of post 4. The Doug O’Neill trainee finished third in the Derby after winning the Louisiana Derby (G2). Regular rider Flavien Prat (who won the Preakness on Rombauer) retains the ride.

Live television coverage will be provided from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on NBC Sports Network and 5:00-7:00 p.m. on NBC, with post time for the Belmont Stakes scheduled for 6:37 p.m. All times are Eastern time zone.

Free past performances are available here from BRISnet (look for Overtook or Known Agenda).

Be sure to click the link on each horse’s name to view full info, stats, and a photo.

Triple Crown quick links:

• Free Past Performances – from BrisNet.com (look for Overtook or Known Agenda)
• Belmont Weather Forecasts – Looking good for now with clear skies and temperature in the mid-70s.
• Rombauer upsets in the Preakness (G1) – Saturday at Pimlico, Rombauer rallied in the stretch to win the 2021 Preakness Stakes (G1) by 3 1/2 lengths over Midnight Bourbon and favorite Medina Spirit, giving trainer Mike McCarthy his first Triple Crown race win.
• Black-Eyed Susan Day Results – Army Wife drew off to win the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) by 2 3/4 lengths at Pimlico on Friday while favorite Beautiful Gift finished 7th. There were 5 other stakes on the card including the Pimlico Special (G3) won by Last Judgment, the Allaire Dupont Distaff (G3) won by Spice is Nice, and the Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) won by Red Ghost.
• Medina Spirit best in the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) – Saturday at Churchill Downs, Medina Spirit went to the front early and held on by a half length to win the Kentucky Derby (G1) over Mandaloun and Hot Rod Charlie. Favorite Essential Quality was bumped at the start but got up for fourth. This makes trainer Bob Baffert the all-time top Derby trainer with 7 wins total. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
• Malathaat wins the 2021 Kentucky Oaks (G1) – Favorite Malathaat broke poorly but got the lead in the stretch and held on to win the Kentucky Oaks (G1) by neck at Churchill Downs on Friday. Search Results was second and Will’s Secret was third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
• Belmont Winners – all past winners with breeding, connections, time, odds, etc.
• Belmont Stakes official site – lots of news and info here
• Belmont Stakes History – for 2021 from NYRA split into sections. Includes all kinds of interesting stats plus charts for all the previous runnings included in the list of winners.
• Belmont Stakes Ticket Info – sold through Ticket Master this year.
• Blood Horse Triple Crown Mania
• DRF Belmont Special
• New York Post Sports Section – should have some articles, scroll way down to find them in the “Sports Stories” section.
• New York Times Sports – will have Belmont coverage mixed in the other sports page
• Belmont Stakes Videos – Lots of video clips of past Belmonts including most of the Triple Crown winners. Look for the video camera icon to the far right of the winner’s name to see if they have a video.
• Triple Crown Trivia Quiz – test your knowledge of the Derby, Preakness, and Belmont and compete with others
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