2017 Belmont Stakes Need-to-Know Guide

All the links you need, plus one you don’t.

All the links you need …

Where: Belmont Park, Elmont, New York

When: Saturday, June 10, 2017, post time 6:37 PM

Purse: $1.5 million

TV: NBC Sports Network has undercard and pre-race coverage 3:00 to 5:00 PM Eastern; NBC takes over for race coverage at 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM

Live stream: Exclusive live stream via NBC Sports Live Extra; availability depends on your cable package

Stats: For details about each horse, see BelmontStakes.com. You can also get a quick preview of the field (and vote in our poll!) by clicking here.

Picks worth pondering: NY Times, Bleacher Report, Forbes, Washington Post

Kristen’s super: Senior Investment – Tapwrit – Irish War Cry – Epicharis

Online betting: If you’re looking to up the ante, a variety of online betting sites are at your service. We recommend Twinspires.com for ease of use – it has all the bells and whistles for experienced bettors, but it’s simple enough for novices to use as well. Brisnet.com is another useful resource. Gamble responsibly.

…plus one you don’t.

Coburn turns party pooper at Belmont: because who doesn’t want to relive that painfully awkward, embarrassingly uncomfortable rant by sore loser Steve Coburn after California Chrome came up short for the Triple Crown in 2014?