Essential Quality won 153rd in the Belmont Stakes, defeating runner-up Hot Rod Charlie by a length and a half after the two were neck-necking in the final on the spot. Essential Quality, the favorite for the Kentucky Derby and Saturday’s race at Belmont Park, hung near the back of the eight-horse field for most of the race before jockey Luis Saez made an outward movement heading into the final turn. Hot Rod Charlie, the speed maker, fought hard, but the core quality had more in the tank and eventually took the lead. The unofficial winning time for the 1/2-mile race was 2 minutes 27.11 seconds. Preakness Stakes winner Rombauer finished third, and news of Sporting’s 2021 Belmont Stakes tracked. Follow below for highlights, finish ordering and more from Belmont Park: MORE: Watch Belmont Stakes LIVE with fuboTV (7 day free trial) Order Finish Belmont Stakes, or Order Horse Win Place Show 1 Essential Quality, $4.60 $3.00 US $2.60 US $2.90 3 Rombauer $3.50 4 Known Agenda 5 Bourbonic 6 Rock Your World 7 Overtook 8 France Go De Ina Watch 2021 Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes live updates, highlights, all Eastern times 6:54pm: And Essential Quality wins it with an unofficial time of 2:27.11! He beat runner-up Hot Rod Charlie by a length and a half. 6:53 p.m.: Essential Quality makes its way out onto the road. 6:51 PM: And they’re out! Hot Rod Charlie takes the lead heading into the first turn. 6:39 p.m.: And here comes the basic quality, Belmont Park favorite: 6:34 p.m.: It’s about that time: 5:55 p.m.: Local spending wins Manhattan bets: 4:57 p.m.: Silver State wins at Met Mile 4: 05 p.m.: Your Just a Game Stakes winner: Althiqa 3:29 p.m.: Letruska wins Ogden Phipps at Belmont Park: 2:52 p.m.: Casa Creen wins Jaipur: 2:14 p.m.: Search results win Acorn Stakes: 1:37 p.m. : Lone Rock wins the Brooklyn Stakes: 2021 Belmont Stakes After time coverage of Belmont Stakes begins at 3 p.m. ET Saturday on NBCSN before moving to NBC at 5 p.m. for pre- and post-race coverage as well as the race itself. The race has a later scheduled time of 6:49 p.m. ET at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Eight horses will race in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday after Medina Spirit was banned from running the race and after Rebel’s Romance announced it was out of the race due to an infection, According to Godolphin, the breakout winner Rombauer would leave third and had 3-1 bet odds to win the Mount Stakes. Core Quality was the preferred early bet at 2-1. Odds to Win 1 Bourbonnec 1/1 15 2 Base Quality 2/1 3 Rompauer 3/1 4 Hot Rod Charlie 7/2 5 France Go de Ina 30/1 6 Popular Agenda 6/1 7 Rock Your World 9/2 8 Overtook 20/1
0 Comments