| Belmont Stakes | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| Location | Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States |
|---|---|
| Date | June 11, 2022 |
| Distance | 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs) |
| Winning horse | Mo Donegal |
| Winning time | 2:28.28 |
| Final odds | 2.60 (to 1) |
| Jockey | Irad Ortiz Jr. |
| Trainer | Todd Pletcher |
| Owner | Donegal Racing & Repole Stable |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Attendance | 46,301 |
The 2022 Belmont Stakes was the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 111th time the event would take place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The 1+1⁄2-mile (2,410 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 was won by Mo Donegal.
The race took place on Saturday, June 11, with an actual start time of 6:44 p.m. EDT;[1] television coverage was on NBC. It was a Grade I stakes race with a purse of $1.5 million.
The race was run without a Triple Crown at stake, as the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes had already been won by different horses: Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike bypassed the Preakness (and gave up the chance to become Triple Crown winner), while Preakness winner Early Voting did not enter the Kentucky Derby or the Belmont Stakes. None of the Belmont horses ran in all three Triple Crown races (thereby making a Triple Crown impossible).[2]
- ^ King, Byron (7 June 2022). "We the People Favored in Belmont; Rich Strike 7-2 Odds Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike drew post 4 and is 7-2 third betting choice". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Gonzalez, Isabel (June 12, 2022). "2022 Belmont Stakes winner: Mo Donegal wins as a 5/2 favorite with a huge burst on the stretch to pull away". CBS News. Retrieved June 14, 2022.