2023 Belmont Stakes
| Grade I stakes race | |
 "50th Anniversary of Secretariat" | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Date | June 10, 2023 |
| Distance | 1+1⁄2 mi (12 furlongs; 2,414 m) |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 2023 Belmont Stakes will be the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 112th time the event will take place at Belmont Park. The 1+1⁄2-mile (2,400 m) race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final leg in the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds.
The race will take place on June 10, 2023, in Elmont, New York, with an actual start time of 6:50 p.m. EDT;[1] television coverage will be on FOX. It will be a Grade I stakes race with a purse of $1.5 million. Entering the race, it was known that there would be no Triple Crown winner, as the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes had already been won by different horses with the Kentucky Derby winner Mage finishing third in the Preakness while Preakness winner Natural Treasure did not run at the Kentucky Derby.
References
- ^ "2023 Belmont Stakes: Horses, Post time, TV schedule, How to watch". Fox Sports. May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.