The 2019 Belmont Stakes is set to go off Saturday evening from Belmont Park in New York. Kentucky Derby winner Country House is not among the 10-horse field, and Preakness Stakes winner War of Will is not favored to win.

Instead, Tacitus opens as the morning-line favorite at 9-5. War of Will is 2-1 and Master Fencer, ridden by Julien Leparoux, is 8-1.

Post time is scheduled for 6:48 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on NBC.

Below are the post positions, morning-line odds, jockeys and trainers of the entire Belmont field.

1. Joevia (30-1 odds)

Trainer: Greg Sacco

Jockey: Jose Lezcano

Last race: first in Long Branch Stakes (May 12 at Monmouth) 

2. Everfast (12-1)

Trainer: Dale Romans

Jockey: Luis Saez

Last race: second in Preakness (May 18 at Pimlico)

3. Master Fencer (8-1)

Trainer: Koichi Tsunoda

Jockey: Julien Leparoux

Last race: sixth in Kentucky Derby (May 4 at Churchill)

4. Tax (15-1)

Trainer: Danny Gargan

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. 

Last race: 14th in Kentucky Derby (May 4 at Churchill)

5. Bourbon War (12-1)

Trainer: Mark Hennig

Jockey: Mike Smith 

Last race: eighth in Preakness (May 18 at Pimlico)

6. Spinoff (15-1)

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Javier Castellano

Last race: 18th in Kentucky Derby (May 4 at Churchill)

7. Sir Winston (12-1)

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Joel Rosario

Last race: second in Peter Pan (May 11 at Belmont)

8. Intrepid Heart (10-1)

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: John Velazquez

Last race: third in Peter Pan (May 11 at Belmont)

9. War of Will (2-1)

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione

Last race: First in Preakness (May 18 at Pimlico)

10. Tacitus (9-5) 

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

Last race: third in Kentucky Derby (May 4 at Churchill)

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