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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