2017 Belmont Stakes - wikipedia 2017 Belmont Stakes 149th Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes `` The Test of the Champion '' Location Belmont Park Elmont, New York, U.S. Date June 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 10 ) Distance 1 ⁄ mi ( 12 furlongs ; 2,414 m ) Winning horse Tapwrit Winning time 2 : 30.02 Jockey Jose Ortiz Trainer Todd Pletcher Owner Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Robert LaPenta Conditions Fast Surface Dirt Attendance 57,729 ← 2016 2018 → The 2017 Belmont Stakes was the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 106th time the event took place at Belmont Park. The 1 ⁄ - mile ( 2,400 m ) race, known as the `` test of the champion '', is the final jewel in Thoroughbred horse racing 's American Triple Crown series. The race was on June 10, 2017, and was broadcast by NBC starting at 5 PM EDT. For the second straight year, the Belmont did not have a Triple Crown at stake, as 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming had lost in the Preakness Stakes. The race was won by Tapwrit. Contents 1 Field 2 Race Description 3 Chart 4 Payout 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Field The connections of both Always Dreaming, the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner, and Cloud Computing, the winner of the 2017 Preakness Stakes, decided to bypass the Belmont. Classic Empire would have been the favorite of the remaining contenders for the race, but was withdrawn on June 7 because of a recurrent foot abscess. Classic Empire, the champion two - year - old colt of 2016, finished fourth in the Derby and second in the Preakness. Another leading contender was Epicharis, a Japanese - bred horse who qualified on the 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby but who bypassed that race to focus on the Belmont. The New York Racing Association offers a $1 - million bonus to any Japan - based horse who wins the Belmont. Epicharis entered a one - week isolation protocol on May 25 and shipped to Belmont Park on June 1. Unfortunately, Epicharis went lame on June 7 and was scratched on June 10 by the state veterinarian. `` He had foot soreness -- heel soreness -- earlier in the week and he just was n't sound, '' said Scott Palmer, NYRA 's equine medical director. `` In a week maybe he could be ready, but we ran out of time. The right decision was made. The top priority is the horse. '' In their absence, Irish War Cry was made the morning line favorite at odds of 7 - 2. Irish War Cry won the Wood Memorial Stakes in April and finished tenth in the Kentucky Derby. Other confirmed contenders include Tapwrit ( Tampa Bay Derby ) ; Gormley ( Santa Anita Derby ) ; J Boys Echo ( Gotham Stakes ) ; Lookin At Lee ( 2nd Kentucky Derby ) ; Multiplier ( Illinois Derby ) ; Senior Investment ( Lexington Stakes ) ; Twisted Tom ( Federico Tesio Stakes ; Meantime ( 2nd Peter Pan Stakes ) ; Patch ( 2nd Louisiana Derby ) ; and Hollywood Handsome ( 5th Illinois Derby ). The post position draw was held on June 7. Race description Even though a Triple Crown was not at stake, the race drew a good crowd of 57,729. The start was good, but the field was tightly bunched going into the first turn. At the back of the pack, longshot Hollywood Handsome checked sharply after almost clipping heels with the horses in front of him, causing jockey Florent Geroux to lose his stirrups. Hollywood Handsome raced out of control for nearly a quarter of a mile before Geroux was able to pull him up. The horse was vanned off the racetrack as a safety precaution but suffered only a laceration below the left knee. With no true speed horses in the race, Irish War Cry went to the lead and set a moderate pace. Tapwrit and Gormley raced together just off the pace and made their moves rounding the far turn. Tapwrit had the better acceleration and started closing ground on Irish War Cry down the stretch. As the gap narrowed, Tapwrit drifted out to the center of the track then drifted back towards the rail, brushing lightly with Irish War Cry. In the final strides, Tapwrit pulled clear, ultimately winning by two lengths. Patch closed ground late to beat out Gormley for third. `` Tapwrit was getting a beautiful trip, '' said Pletcher. `` It was everything we talked about in the paddock before the race. We were hoping he had enough when it came to crunch time. It looked like Irish War Cry still had something left, but the last sixteenth, ( Tapwrit ) dug down deep. '' `` It actually was n't our plan to be on the lead, '' said Graham Motion, the trainer of Irish War Cry. `` We kind of hoped that somebody else would go for it, but he had to go to Plan B and ( jockey ) Rajiv ( Maragh ) did a great job. '' The first four finishers had all run in the Derby, then skipped the Preakness. `` We felt like with the five weeks in between, and with the way this horse had trained, that he had a legitimate chance, '' said Pletcher, who is based at Belmont Park. `` I think that 's always an advantage. '' Chart Finish Number Horse Jockey Trainer Opening Odds Post Time Odds Winnings Tapwrit Ortiz, Jose Jose Ortiz Pletcher, Todd Todd Pletcher 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 - 1 5.30 $800,000 7 Irish War Cry Maragh, Rajiv Rajiv Maragh Motion, H. Graham H. Graham Motion 7000350000000000000 ♠ 7 - 2 2.70 $280,000 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 Patch Velazquez, John John Velazquez Pletcher, Todd Todd Pletcher 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 - 1 12.40 $150,000 Gormley Espinoza, Victor Victor Espinoza Shirreffs, John John Shirreffs 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 - 1 9.10 $100,000 5 8 Senior Investment Hill, Channing Channing Hill McPeek, Kenneth Kenneth McPeek 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 - 1 8.40 $60,000 6 Twisted Tom Castellano, Javier Javier Castellano Brown, Chad Chad Brown 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 - 1 9.80 $45,000 7 6 Lookin At Lee Ortiz Jr., Irad Irad Ortiz Jr. Asmussen, Steve Steve Asmussen 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 - 1 6.20 $35,000 8 9 Meantime Smith, Mike E. Mike E. Smith Brian Lynch 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 - 1 13.40 $30,000 9 J Boys Echo Albarado, Robby Robby Albarado Romans, Dale Dale Romans 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 - 1 11.50 10 10 Multiplier Rosario, Joel Joel Rosario Brendan Walsh 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 - 1 14.10 DNF 5 Hollywood Handsome Geroux, Florent Florent Geroux Stewart, Dallas Dallas Stewart 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 - 1 23.10 Margins : 2 lengths, 6 ⁄ lengths Track : Fast Times : ⁄ mile -- 0 : 23.88 ; ⁄ mile -- 0 : 48.86 ; ⁄ mile -- 1 : 14.01 ; mile -- 1 : 38.95 ; 1 ⁄ miles -- 2 : 04.10 ; final -- 2 : 30.02. Splits for each quarter - mile : ( : 23.88 ) ( : 24.78 ) ( : 25.35 ) ( : 24.94 ) ( : 25.15 ) ( : 25.92 ) Epicharis ( # 11 ) was scratched. Payout The payouts for the Belmont Stakes were as follows : Program number Horse Name Win Place Show Tapwrit $12.80 $6.50 $5.00 7 Irish War Cry -- $4.70 $3.90 12 Patch -- -- $6.50 $2 Exacta : ( 2 - 7 ) $45.20 $2 Trifecta : ( 2 - 7 - 12 ) $624.00 $2 Superfecta : ( 2 - 7 - 12 - 3 ) $4,486.00 See also 2017 Kentucky Derby 2017 Preakness Stakes References ^ Jump up to : `` Chart of the Belmont Stakes '' ( PDF ). Equibase. Retrieved 11 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : Balan, Jeremy. `` Tapwrit Wears Down Irish War Cry to Win Belmont Stakes ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Triple Crown season arrives ''. The Baltimore Sun. May 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Belmont Stakes 2017 ''. NBC Sports. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017. Jump up ^ Drape, Joe. `` Tapwrit Wins the Belmont in a Field More Barren Than Most ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Always Dreaming Officially Ruled Out of Belmont Stakes ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` It 's official : Cloud Computing will skip Belmont Stakes Daily Racing Form ''. Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 29 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Champion Classic Empire to Miss Belmont Stakes ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Classic Empire to Begin Belmont Training May 26 ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Epicharis Begins Journey to Belmont Park ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Epicharis Out of Belmont Stakes ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017. Jump up ^ Chiari, Mike. `` Belmont Stakes 2017 Post Positions : Complete Listing for Every Horse ''. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Belmont Scenario Shifts With Classic Empire 's Absence ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Irish War Cry, Hollywood Handsome to Belmont ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Good Feelings Still Flowing for Espinoza ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Irish War Cry 7 - 2 Morning - Line Pick for Belmont Stakes ''. BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` $1.2 Million Gamble Pays Off As Tapwrit Captures Belmont Stakes ''. www.paulickreport.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017. Jump up ^ Harris, Beth. `` Tapwrit Wins Belmont Stakes by 2 Lengths ''. Time. Retrieved 11 June 2017. 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