The 2021 Belmont betting payouts on winner Essential Quality were $4.60 to win, $3 to place, and $2.60 to show. Runner-up Hot Rod Charlie paid $4.10 to place and $2.90 to show. Rombauer, who finished third paid $3.50 to show for anyone betting the Belmont Stakes. The $2 exacta paid $15, and the $1 trifecta paid $21.70in 2021.