Belmont Stakes 2023: TV Coverage, Channel, & Race Schedule
The 2023 Belmont Stakes will be held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on June 10th, 2023. Find the Belmont Stakes 2023 TV coverage and channel, along with the race schedule for all of the races at Belmont Park this weekend.
There won’t be a Triple Crown winner crowned at Belmont Park on Saturday but the 155th Belmont Stakes still promises to be one of the best horse racing events of the year.
Held three weeks after the Preakness and five weeks after the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes has become known as the Test of the Champion. The final jewel of the Triple Crown puts the top three-year-old thoroughbreds to the test on a 1½ mile dirt track at Belmont Park.
In 2023, the race will feature Preakness 2023 winner National Treasure. The Bob Baffert-trained colt will be running against a strong field of horses, including Kentucky Derby morning line favorite Forte, who was forced to miss the first two Triple Crown races due to injury.
Kentucky Derby 2023 winner Mage will not be running at Belmont Park, instead opting to focus on the Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 26.
How To Watch The 2023 Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes 2023 TV Schedule
Fox Sports will be airing the TV coverage for the Belmont Stakes in 2023.
The TV schedule for the 2023 Belmont Stakes will begin two days before the race on Thursday, June 8. Horse racing fans can tune into 5 ½ hours of coverage on FS2 with coverage beginning from 3:00 pm to 8:30 pm ET at Belmont Park.
On Friday, coverage begins at 12:30 pm and runs until 5:00 pm ET on FS2 before moving to FS1 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm ET. FS2 will then pick the coverage back up from 6:00 to 6:30 pm ET.
The post time for the 2023 Belmont Stakes is set for approximately 6:50 pm ET on Saturday, June 10.
FS1 will begin airing coverage at 11 am ET until 4 pm ET. The official Belmont Stakes TV coverage will air nationally on FOX from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm ET while FS2 will add post-race coverage from 7:30 to 8:00 pm ET.
Belmont Stakes 2023 Race Schedule
There will be 16 total races at Belmont Park this weekend with the action beginning with the Jersey Girl and Wonder Again on Thursday.
On Friday, there will be five races, including three Grade 1 Stakes races. The Acorn Stakes, New York Stakes, and Just A Game Stakes will highlight Friday’s races at Belmont Park. All three races will offer a purse of at least $500,000.
While the 2023 Belmont Stakes will be the highlight of the weekend, there are nine races on the card at Belmont Park on Saturday.
In total, six Grade 1 Stakes races are scheduled for Saturday, including the Jaipur Stakes, Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap, and the Resorts World Casino Manhattan Stakes.
Frequently called the “Met Mile”, the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap is one of the most prestigious American races outside of the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup. It will also be the only other race on Saturday to offer a purse of $1 million or more.
[/su_table]Odds To Win The 2023 Belmont Stakes
The 2023 Belmont Stakes will give the nation’s top three-year-old thoroughbreds a chance to write their names in horse racing history this weekend.
Forte, the morning line favorite at the Kentucky Derby, will race in his first Triple Crown race. The Todd Pletcher-trained colt was forced to miss the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs due to injury and missed the Preakness Stakes while on the 14-day veterinary list.
Heading into Tuesday’s post position draw, Forte owns the best odds to win the 2023 Belmont Stakes at +200. Angel of Empire (+350) and Tapit Trice (+400) are among the early contenders expected to race at Belmont Park, followed by Preakness 2023 winner National Treasure (+700) and Arcangelo (+1200).
On the other hand, Hit Show (+1400), Raise Cain (+1600), and Red Route One (+1600) will be among the most popular longshots this week. Meanwhile, Tapit Shoes (+2500) and Il Miracolo (+5000) will enter the final jewel of the Triple Crown with the longest odds to win the Belmont Stakes.
