It’s almost time for the 156th Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of the Triple Crown – although there will be no Triple Crown winner this year after Seize The Gray took home the Preakness Stakes trophy. The 2024 Belmont Stakes will not be held at its usual home in Elmont, NY, as Belmont Park is undergoing renovations. Instead, the final stop of the Triple Crown run will be held on Saturday, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course. Coverage of the Belmont Stakes begins as early as 10:30 a.m. ET on FS1 before switching to FOX at 4 p.m. Are you ready to switch from drinking Black-Eyed Susans to Belmont Jewels? Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Belmont 156 this weekend.
How to watch the 2024 Belmont Stakes:
Date: Saturday June 8
Start time of coverage: 10:30 in the morning
Post time time: 6:41 PM ET
Place: Saratoga Race Course
TV channel: VOS, FS1
Streaming: DirecTV stream, Fubo, more
When is the 2024 Belmont Stakes?
The third jewel of the Triple Crown will be held this Saturday, June 8.
What time is the Belmont Stakes?
Coverage of the 156th Belmont Stakes begins as early as 10:30 a.m. ET on race day on FS1. Coverage then moves to FOX at 4 p.m. Actual race post time is set at 6:41 p.m
2024 Belmont Stakes Channel:
The Belmont Stakes airs on FOX, with pre-race coverage on FS1 and post-race coverage on FS2.
How to watch the Belmont Stakes without cable:
How long is the Belmont deployment?
The race distance of the Belmont Stakes is 1.5 miles. In terms of time, every horse and rider will probably want to beat the course record of 2:24 (held by Secretariat).
Belmont Purse 2024 – How much is the Belmont Stakes prize money?
This year, the winner of the final jewel in the Triple Crown will receive a share of $2 million.
2024 Belmont Horse Post Positions:
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Grab the gray one
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Resistance
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Mystical Dan
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The Wine Steward
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Antique dealer
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Donoch
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Protective
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Honor Marie
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Sierra Leone
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Mind frame
2024 Kentucky Derby Winner:
Mystik Dan managed to win the 2024 Kentucky Derby with a winning time of 2:03.24.
2024 Preakness Stakes Winner:
Seize The Gray won the 2024 Preakness Stakes, ending Mystik Dan’s run for the Triple Crown (and ultimately any possibility of a Triple Crown in 2024).
What is the Triple Crown?
The Triple Crown consists of the three major thoroughbred horse races for three-year-olds: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Only 13 horses have ever won the Triple Crown, the last being Justify in 2018.
