2025 Belmont Stakes

The 2025 Belmont Stakes was the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes. It took place on Saturday, June 7, for the second year in a row at Saratoga Race Course. The race was won by 2025 Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, making him the first colt since Triple Crown winner Justify in 2018 to win at least two legs of the Triple Crown. The stakes race had a $2 million purse. The race was run without the Triple Crown at stake as Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty did not run in the Preakness, thus forsaking the chance at the title.

Infobox

Location

Saratoga Race CourseSaratoga Springs, New York, US

Date

June 7, 2025 (2025-06-07)

Distance

mw- 1 1⁄4 mi (10 furlongs; 2,012 m)

Winning horse

Sovereignty

Winning time

2:00.69

Final odds

2.50

Jockey

Junior Alvarado

Trainer

William I. Mott

Owner

Godolphin

Conditions

Good

Surface

Dirt

Attendance

46,243

Tables

· Post positions & results

Finish

ProgramNumber

Horse

Sovereignty

Jockey

Junior Alvarado

Trainer

William I. Mott

MorningLineOdds

2-1

FinalOdds

2.50

Finish

ProgramNumber

Horse

Journalism

Jockey

Umberto Rispoli

Trainer

Michael W. McCarthy

MorningLineOdds

8-5

FinalOdds

2.05

Finish

ProgramNumber

Horse

Baeza

Jockey

Flavien Prat

Trainer

John Shirreffs

MorningLineOdds

4-1

FinalOdds

3.50

Finish

ProgramNumber

Horse

Rodriguez

Jockey

Mike Smith

Trainer

Bob Baffert

MorningLineOdds

6-1

FinalOdds

7.10

Finish

ProgramNumber

Horse

Hill Road

Jockey

Irad Ortiz Jr.

Trainer

Chad C. Brown

MorningLineOdds

10-1

FinalOdds

14.20

Finish

ProgramNumber

Horse

Heart of Honor (GB)

Jockey

Saffie Osborne

Trainer

Jamie Osborne

MorningLineOdds

30-1

FinalOdds

20.50

Finish

ProgramNumber

Horse

Uncaged

Jockey

Luis Saez

Trainer

Todd A. Pletcher

MorningLineOdds

30-1

FinalOdds

19.00

Finish

ProgramNumber

Horse

Crudo

Jockey

John R. Velazquez

Trainer

Todd A. Pletcher

MorningLineOdds

15-1

FinalOdds

11.80

Finish	ProgramNumber	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	MorningLineOdds	FinalOdds
1	2	Sovereignty	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	2-1	2.50
2	7	Journalism	Umberto Rispoli	Michael W. McCarthy	8-5	2.05
3	6	Baeza	Flavien Prat	John Shirreffs	4-1	3.50
4	3	Rodriguez	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	6-1	7.10
5	1	Hill Road	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Chad C. Brown	10-1	14.20
6	8	Heart of Honor (GB)	Saffie Osborne	Jamie Osborne	30-1	20.50
7	4	Uncaged	Luis Saez	Todd A. Pletcher	30-1	19.00
8	5	Crudo	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	15-1	11.80

· Payout

Pgm

Horse

Sovereignty

Win

7.00

Place

3.20

Show

2.30

Pgm

Horse

Journalism

Place

3.20

Show

2.30

Pgm

Horse

Baeza

Show

2.60

Pgm	Horse	Win	Place	Show
2	Sovereignty	7.00	3.20	2.30
7	Journalism		3.20	2.30
6	Baeza			2.60

· External links

Preceded by2025 Preakness Stakes

Triple Crown

Succeeded by2026 Kentucky Derby

References

www.nyra.com
https://www.nyra.com/belmont-stakes/news/nyra-announces-stakes-schedule-for-the-2025-belmont-stakes-racing-festival/
"FOX Sports Releases Belmont Television Schedule"
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/277210/fox-sports-releases-belmont-television-schedule
Associated Press. "Renovations will move Belmont Stakes to Saratoga in 2024". ESPN. December 6, 2023. Retrieved on Decem
https://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/39054850/renovations-move-belmont-stakes-saratoga-2024
www.nyra.com
https://www.nyra.com/belmont-stakes/news/g1-kentucky-derby-champion-sovereignty-arrives-at-saratoga-race-course/
bloodhorse.com
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/284866/journalism-edges-sovereignty-for-belmont-favoritism
"Belmont Stakes Chart"
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/belmont-stakes-chart-20366564.php
Equibase
https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=SAR&raceDate=06/07/2025&cy=USA&rn=13
"'Two Great Horses': Déjà Vu In Belmont Stakes As Sovereignty Defeats Journalism Again"
https://paulickreport.com/news/triple-crown/two-great-horses-d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-in-belmont-stakes-as-sovereignty-defeats-journalism-again