Belmont Stakes Post Position Draw 2018

Belmont Stakes Draw 2018: Full Schedule and Live-Stream Info for Post Positions

June 5, 2018

ELMONT, NY - JUNE 10: Jockey Rajiv Maragh on Irish War Cry #7 leading turn 4 with jockey Jose Ortiz on Tapwrit #2 and jockey Victor Espinoza on Gormley #3 chasing during The 149th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 10, 2017 in Elmont, New York.. (Photo by B51/MarkABrown/Getty Images)

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The post draw for the 2018 Belmont Stakes will take place on Tuesday as the contenders for the final leg of the Triple Crown will finally learn where they will be starting on Saturday.

Per the Stakes' official Twitter account, the draw will start at 5:30 p.m. ET, with full coverage available via their website. The draw will take place at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets, about 12 miles from Belmont Park.

Here's a look at the horses in the race as well as odds accurate as of Wednesday, courtesy of OddsShark.

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Odds to win the Belmont Stakes: Justify -125 Hofburg +400 Bravazo +700 Vino Rosso +800 Tenfold +1000 Blended Citizen +1400 Gronkowski +2500 Noble Indy +3300 Free Drop Billy +5000 Picks and analysis: https://t.co/tEzGzy1C2L

All eyes will be on Justify, who is coming off a narrow win in the Preakness Stakes to keep his Triple Crown bid alive.

There's a long list of horses who failed to complete the Triple Crown at the last hurdle, including legendary names like California Chrome, Big Brown, Smarty Jones, Real Quiet, Silver Charm, Alysheba and Spectacular Bid. Since 1978, just one of 14 horses has finished the job at Belmont: American Pharoah in 2015.

The track at Belmont is significantly longer than the one at Pimlico, at 12 furlongs compared to 9.5 furlongs. That makes the Belmont Stakes a different type of challenge. Add to that the fact there are horses with fresher legs who skipped the Preakness on May 19, and it's easy to see why it is so hard to clear the last hurdle.

Justify is unbeaten in his career, but his last win in the Preakness was arguably his least impressive, as he was nearly chased down in the final furlongs.

Here's a look at the race highlights:

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Kentucky Derby ✅ Preakness ✅ Belmont 🔲 Justify is just one win away from the #TripleCrown! Watch the full #Preakness race replay, presented by @rocketmortgage. https://t.co/mNzS6NjZZE

Bravazo and Tenfold both came out of the background to make life difficult on Justify, showing their stamina and long speed. Both will also race at Belmont, eyeing the longer track and final straight.

Hofburg and Vino Rosso complete a group of contenders that may not look too daunting on paper but should present Justify with a major challenge. The colt came into 2018 without any racing experience and has now raced on five occasions since February―that's a serious workload that included some rainy, heavy conditions.

The colt will likely start the race as the favourite regardless of the draw, but there are plenty of forces working against him.