ELMONT, Mich. – The horses are heading to the starting gate at the Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The race is scheduled to begin at 6:50 p.m. on Local 4.
You can watch the race and full coverage leading up to the race on Local 4.
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American Pharoah is looking to become the first horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown. Affirmed was the last horse to earn the honor.
Here are full odds for the Belmont Stakes:
Mubtaahij: 14-1
Tale of Verve: 18-1
Madefromlucky: 14-1
Frammento: 20-1
American Pharoah: 3/5
Frosted: 9/2
Keen Ice: 16-1
Materiality: 6-1
American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby on May 2 with a final time of 2:03.02, holding off second-place Firing Lane.
Two weeks later, American Pharoah took the second leg of the Triple Crown, winning the Preakness Stakes with a time of 1:58.46.
View: Horse racing's Triple Crown winners
The Belmont Stakes (1.5 miles long) is longer than both the Kentucky Derby (1.25 miles) and Preakness Stakes (1.1875).
