Essential Quality Wins The 153rd Belmont Stakes

Update June 6 2021

As predicted Essential Quality took the 153rd Belmont Stakes ending this years Triple Crown Races Essential Quality was the favourite to win with 9 5 odds while Rombauer the surprise Preakness Stakes winner was given 6 1 odds

Essential Quality placed the race smart by staying out near the rear of the pack before jockey Luis Saez made an outside move heading into the final turn The unofficial winning time for the 1 12 mile race was 2 minutes 2711 seconds

Unfortunately there will be no chance of a Triple Crown winner this year after Medina Spirits Kentucky Derby win even amid two post race failed drug tests Even if Medina Spirit is disqualified this will place Mandaloun as the decided winner who did not complete in the Preakness Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is one of the oldest horse races and has been held since 1867 in New York USA This race corresponds to a classic where 3 year old males and females participate This is the third date of the Triple Crown of North American horse racing This race is ½ mile or 2400m long and is run at the Belmont Park racetrack in New York

This will be the 153rd edition of the Belmont Stakes and it is the 110th time that it will be raced at Belmont Park This race is known worldwide as the champion test and is the third stop of the American Triple Crown The race is scheduled for June 5 2021 in Elmont New York and is classified as Level I with a prize pool of $15 million to be awarded In this event there will be no Triple Crown winner as there were different winners in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes

Several of the horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby and did not participate in the Preakness Stakes will be participating in the Belmont Stakes such as Essential Quality Mandaloun Besos and Hot Rod Charlie

After the controversy that occurred at the Kentucky Derby the New York Racing Association prohibited trainer Bob Baffert from entering any horse in any race that is held in the state of New York Therefore if the penalty is not lifted before race day it will prevent Medina Spirit and Concert Tour from participating in the Belmont Stakes

However the Belmont Stakes will have two legendary horses participating the winner of the Preakness Stakes Rombauer and the seventh place winner France Go de Ina

The draw to determine which horses will have which positions on the track will take place on Tuesday June 1

Important Event Information

• When is it The event started on June 5 2021 at approximately 650 pm ET
• Where New York EEUU
• Where to see it NBC

Below are the Top 10 Horses that will participate in the 153rd Edition of the 2021 Belmont Stakes

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