The 2023 Belmont Stakes was the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 112th time the event took place at Belmont Park. The 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 metres) 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 Arcangelo.
The race took place on June 10, 2023, in Elmont, New York, with an actual start time of 6:50 p.m. EDT;[1] television coverage was broadcast by Fox. It was a Grade I stakes race with a purse of $1.5 million. Entering the race, it was known that there would be no Triple Crown winner, as the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes had already been won by different horses with the Kentucky Derby winner Mage finishing third in the Preakness while Preakness winner National Treasure did not run at the Kentucky Derby.
A field of nine was drawn for the Belmont Stakes on Tuesday, June 6. Forte was named the morning line favorite at 5-2 drawing post no. 6 and Preakness winner National Treasure drew post 4 for the Belmont Stakes at odds of 5-1. Tapit Trice drew post no. 2 at odds of 3-1, while Angel of Empire drew post no. 8 at odds of 7-2. Arcangelo won, making his trainer Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the Belmont Stakes, which also made her the first female trainer to win any American Triple Crown race.[2][3][4]
