Forte, National Treasure, Tapit Trice, Angel of Empire headline Belmont Stakes
At 0h04, on June 7, 2023 • By BELMONT PARK
A competitive nine-horse field that includes 2022 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Forte, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes winner National Treasure and three Grade 1 Kentucky Derby alumni comprises the 155th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday at Belmont Park, marking the third jewel of the Triple Crown.
The Belmont Stakes spearheads the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, run from June 8-10, and is one of six Grade 1 events carded for Saturday topped by the “Test of the Champion” in Race 12 at 7:02 p.m. Eastern as part of a 13-race card which offers a first post of 11:20 a.m.
The blockbuster Saturday program also features three Breeders’ Cup “Win And You’re In” qualifying events, including the $500,000 Ogden Phipps [Distaff], $400,000 Jaipur [Turf Sprint], and $1 million Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap [Dirt Mile].
BELMONT STAKES – Purse : $1,500,000
| 1 | Tapit Shoes | J L Ortiz | B H Cox | 20/1 |
| 2 | Tapit Trice | L Saez | T A Pletcher | 3/1 |
| 3 | Arcangelo | J Castellano | J M Antonucci | 8/1 |
| 4 | National Treasure | J R Velazquez | B Baffert | 5/1 |
| 5 | Il Miracolo | M Meneses | A Sano | 30/1 |
| 6 | Forte | I Ortiz, Jr. | T A Pletcher | 5/2 |
| 7 | Hit Show | M Franco | B H Cox | 10/1 |
| 8 | Angel of Empire | F Prat | B H Cox | 7/2 |
| 9 | Red Route One | J Rosario | S M Asmussen | 15/1 |
