The post positions were drawn for the 2015 Belmont Stakes today in New York. American Pharoah in a bid to end the Triple Crown drought and ridden by Victor Espinoza and trained by Bob Baffert drew gate #5.
Although post position 1 has traditionally had the most Belmont Stakes winners, post position 5 has produced the second highest number of Belmont Winners.
Still, will the gate make much of a difference in the brutal 1 1/2 race? We don’t think so. As long as American Pharaoah continues doing what he has been doing– and Victor draws from his experience at Belmont, we should see a Triple Crown winner in 2015. The first since 1978 when Affirmed won.
Odds have not changed since the post position draw with American Pharoah still a 4/5 favorite to win.
Advance Belmont Stakes betting and Triple Crown Betting will be available later today.
Post Positions for 2015 Belmont Stakes
| PP | BELMONT CONTENDERS | JOCKEY | TRAINER | ODDS TO WIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mubtaahij | Irad Ortiz | Michael De Kock | 16/1 |
| 2 | Tale of Verve | Gary Stevens | Dallas Stewart | 30/1 |
| 3 | Madefromlucky | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | 14/1 |
| 4 | Frammento | Mike Smith | Nicholas Zito | 20/1 |
| 5 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | 4/5 |
| 6 | Frosted | Joel Rosario | Kiaran McLaughlin | 6/1 |
| 7 | Keen Ice | Kent Desormeaux | Dale Romans | 12/1 |
| 8 | Materiality | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 6/1 |
| Updated June 3, 2015. BUSR – Official Belmont Stakes Odds. Bet now to lock in your Belmont Stakes future odds prices. | ||||
