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Rock Your World Should Be Tough to Catch in Belmont Stakes

Back in its traditional spot on the calendar five weeks after the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the Grade 1, $1.5 Million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets doesn’t have a Triple Crown on the line, or even the Derby winner trying to make amends for losing the

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NBC Sports’ Britney Eurton Analyzes the Belmont Stakes Field

After being contested as the opening leg of the Triple Crown last year and run at a mile and an eighth due to the pandemic, the 153rd Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets returns to its customary place on the racing calendar as the last of the spring classics, run at a mile and a half on the first Saturday in June.

Why Belmont Day is Much More Than the Belmont Stakes

This Saturday, Belmont Park will host the $1.5 million, Grade 1 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets. This year’s 1 ½-mile “Test of the Champion” concludes this year’s Triple Crown series, and features some of the country’s top 3-year-olds.

America's Best Horses for June 1

Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. The poll will run weekly through June 5. Find out the latest 2021 top 3-year-old rankings below.

AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS FOR JUNE 1, 2021

Where to Watch/Listen: Belmont Stakes Week 2021

One of the biggest weeks in horse racing kicks off Thursday, June 3 with the start of the Belmont Stakes Festival at Belmont Park. The four-day event is highlighted by the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday, June 5, where eight 3-year-old Thoroughbreds are slated to contest the final leg of the Triple Crown.

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