Business has been picking up for several weekends in a row at tracks across the nation, but it’s about to go to a whole new level this weekend. The most anticipated race for the year to date comes our way on Saturday with the running of the Belmont Stakes.
The Belmont kicks off the Triple Crown series this year, and it’ll look different from years past to boot. Instead of its usual 1 ½-mile stretch, the race has been reduced to 1 ⅛ miles this time around.
We’ll begin there as we take a look at everything we have to look forward to for what shapes up to be a stellar day of racing action.
Belmont Stakes 2020
It’ll be 10 runners doing battle over 1 ⅛ miles with a $1 million purse at stake. Here’s the field with morning line odds.
1- Tap It to Win, 6-1
2- Sole Volante, 9-2
3- Max Player, 15-1
4- Modernist, 15-1
5- Farmington Road, 15-1
6- Fore Left, 30-1
7- Jungle Runner, 50-1
8- Tiz the Law, 6-5
9- Dr. Post, 5-1
10- Pneumatic, 8-1
Other Saturday Stakes Races
While the Belmont is the featured attraction of the day, there are a number of other big races to look forward to. Here are the details on the other notable stakes races.
Belmont Park Stakes
Race 2 – $250k Woody Stephens Stakes – 7 furlongs, dirt, 5 starters, 12:25 pm ET
Race 4 – $150k Pennine Ridge Stakes – 1 mile, turf, 7 starters, 1:42 pm ET
Race 6 – $150k Wonder Again Stakes – 1 mile, turf, 5 starters, 3:01 pm ET
Race 8 – $300k Longines Acorn Stakes – 1 mile, dirt, 7 starters, 4:15 pm ET
Race 9 – $250k Jaipur Stakes – 6 furlongs, turf, 8 starters, 4:53 pm ET
Churchill Downs Stakes
Race 6 – $100k Audubon Stakes – 1 1/8 miles, turf, 8 starters, 3:25 pm ET
Race 9 – $200k Wise Dan Stakes – 1 1/16 miles, turf, 11 starters, 5:01 pm ET
Santa Anita Park Stakes
Race 2 – $100,000 Wilshire Stakes – 1 mile, turf, 7 starters, 1:02 pm PT
Race 9 – $100,000 Lazaro Barrera Stakes – 6 1/2 furlongs, dirt, 5 starters, 4:32 pm PT
Race 10 – $150k Snow Chief Stakes – 1 1/8 miles, turf, 7 starters, 5:02 pm PT
The Full Saturday Card
It’s a busy Saturday across the board with 18 tracks scheduled to be up and running. Here’s what you need to know about each.
Belmont Park
12 races at 11:45 am ET
$1M Belmont Stakes – Race 10
Camarero Race Track
7 races at 2:45 pm ET
$9.2k Claiming – Race 1
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
8 races at 7 pm ET
$29k Allowance – Race 7
Churchill Downs
11 races at 1 pm ET
Stakes – Races 6 and 9
Delaware Park
10 races at 1:15 pm ET
$40k+ Allowance – Races 3 and 8
Delta Downs
10 races at 6:15 pm ET
Quarter Horse
Evangeline Downs
9 races at 5:50 pm ET
$20k+ Maiden – Races 1 and 6
Fair Meadows Race Track
10 races at 6 pm ET
$25k Futurity – Race 4
Gulfstream Park
12 races at 12 pm ET
$40k+ Allowance – Races 8 through 11
Laurel Brown Race Track
9 races at 12 pm ET
Quarter Horse
Laurel Park
9 races at 12:40 pm ET
$40k+ Allowance – Races 7 and 8
Los Alamitos
8 races at 6:30 pm ET
Quarter Horse
Louisiana Downs
7 races at 3:05 pm ET
$10k+ Claiming – Races 1 and 2
Pleasanton Race Track
8 races at 3:15 pm ET
$17k Allowance – Races 2 and 7
Prairie Meadows
9 races at 6 pm ET
$39k Maiden – Races 3 and 5
Ruidoso Downs
11 races at 1 pm MT
$163k Futurity – Race 10
Santa Anita Park
12 races at 12:30 pm PT
Stakes – Races 2, 9, and 10
Woodbine Race Track
9 races at 1 pm ET
$100k+ Allowance – Races 6 and 9
Carryovers to Watch
There are a number of pools on the rise as we head toward the weekend. Here’s what the current dollar amounts look like.
$924k Santa Anita Park Pick 6
$163k Churchill Downs Pick 6
$154k Belmont Park Pick 6
$123k Charles Town Pick 6
$61k Gulfstream Park Pick 6
$34k Louisiana Downs Pick 5
$33k Woodbine Race Track Pick 6
Several of the above tracks are scheduled to run on Friday, but pools that aren’t hit by a lone bettor could be in line for a nice spike come Saturday. Best of luck this weekend and enjoy the races!
