Belmont Stakes 2020: Post time, odds, jockeys, post positions and how to watch
The 2020 Belmont Stakes is set to go off Saturday evening from Belmont Park in New York. In a departure from previous years, the race will be the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, followed by the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 and the Preakness Stakes on Oct. 3.
All three races have been rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and this year's Belmont will be run without spectators.
Tiz the Law, ridden by Manny Franco and trained by Barclay Tagg, is the heavy morning-line favorite at 6-5. Sole Volante opens at 9-2, while Dr Post is 5-1 with Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard. Ortiz Jr. is Belmont's leading rider this meet.
Post time is scheduled for 5:42 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on NBC. The race will be run at 1⅛ miles instead of its usual length of 1½ miles.
Below are the post positions, morning-line odds, jockeys, and trainers of the entire Belmont field.
1. Tap it to Win (6-1 odds)
Jockey: John Velazquez
Trainer: Mark Casse
Last race: first at Belmont Park, June 4
2. Sole Volante (9/2)
Jockey: Luca Panici
Trainer: Patrick L. Biancone
Last race: first at Gulfstream Park, June 10
3. Max Player (15-1)
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Trainer: Linda Rice
Last race: first in Grade III Withers Stakes at Aqueduct, Feb. 1
4. Modernist (15-1)
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
Trainer: William Mott
Last race: third in Grade II Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds, March 21
5. Farmington Road (15-1)
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Last race: fourth in the Grade I Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn, May 5
6. Fore Left (30-1)
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Trainer: Doug O'Neill
Last race: first in the Grade III UAE Two Thousand Guineas at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, Feb. 6
7. Jungle Runner (50-1)
Jockey: Reylu Gutierrez
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Last race: eighth in the Grade I Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn, May 5
8. Tiz the Law (6-5)
Jockey: Manuel Franco
Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Last race: first in the Florida Derby at Gulfstream, March 28
9. Dr Post (5-1)
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Last race: first in Unbridled Stakes at Gulfstream, April 25
10 Pneumatic (8-1)
Jockey: Ricardo Santana
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Last race: third in the Grade III Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs, May 23
Video of the day
Justify winning the Triple Crown in 2018 at the Belmont Stakes.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Belmont Stakes 2020: TV information, post time, odds, jockeys
