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Belmont Stakes post positions: Full draw & odds for the 2022 Triple Crown race

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The Belmont Stakes is set to take place on Saturday and horse racing fans are wondering whether a third different horse will win the third Triple Crown race of the year.

Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby before sitting out the Preakness Stakes. He is back in action for the Belmont, but Preakness winner Early Voting has opted not to participate in the event.

So, if we’re going to see a two-time winner among the three biggest races on the horse racing calendar, it will have to be Rich Strike.

Rich Strike comes into this race with a bit more pressure on him than when he was an 80-1 long shot at the Kentucky Derby. He will instead be among the favorites for this race. The eight-horse field, however, is still wide open with racehorses like Mo Donegal, Barber Road and Nest looking to give Rich Strike a run for his money.

On Tuesday, the Belmont Stakes field started to fully take shape as the race track hosted the draw for the event. Here’s a look at which horse drew which post and how much post position has mattered at the Belmont Stakes in the past.

MORE: Why Preakness winner Early Voting isn’t running the Belmont Stakes

Belmont Stakes post positions 2022

The Belmont Stakes draw for 2022 was held on Tuesday, June 7 at approximately 11:05 a.m. ET. We the People drew into the No. 1 gate on the rail. The Flavian Prat-ridden horse was the favorite entering the draw and should only benefit from getting the Belmont’s most favorable post position.

Elsewhere, Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will run out of the No. 4 gate after winning from the 20th gate at the Derby. Mo Donegal, who finished fifth in the Derby after a slow start on the rail, will run from the No. 5 post, a spot that is more favorable to his running style.

The race’s lone filly, Nest, will operate out of the No. 3 post while Creative Minister, the fifth of five horses that open with better than 10-1 odds to win the race, will occupy the No. 5 gate.

Below is a look at where each horse was placed within the starting gate, along with the betting odds for each to win.

Post position Horse Odds
1 We the People 2-1
2 Skippylongstocking 20-1
3 Nest 8-1
4 Rich Strike 7-2
5 Creative Minister 6-1
6 Mo Donegal 5-2
7 Golden Glider 20-1
8 Barber Road 10-1

What is the best post position in horse racing?

The best position in horse racing varies based on both the track and the type of horse running in each spot. Some horses like to have more space when they run, so they often do their best on the outside gates when they have space with which to work.

Meanwhile, the shortest path to victory comes on the rail. As such, getting the No. 1 gate can be an advantage, but it can also lead to issues for more claustrophobic horses. Why? Because they not only have to wait in the gate longer, but they are also granted little space to maneuver on either side.

As such, if those horses get nervous, they may stray from the crowd and hang back during the race to find space. Or they might have to work their way to the outside, which can cause them to lose ground.

That said, the Belmont Stakes tends to favor the horse on the rail. The No. 1 gate has produced the winning horse a whopping 24 times in the history of the race. That’s nine more than the second-most favorable gates on the course, Gate 3 and 5 (15).

Suffice to say that the rail-winner will be at an advantage in this race, as they won’t have to cover as much ground in the longest of the Triple Crown races.

Post pos. Belmont winners
1 24
2 12
3 15
4 10
5 15
6 8
7 14
8 7
9 4
10 1
11 3
12 1
13 1

Belmont Stakes winners by post position

The Belmont Stakes first implemented a starting gate in 1904. Since then, every gate numbered 1-13 has produced a winner while six gates have produced at least 10 winners.

While Gate 1 has produced the most winners in Belmont Stakes history, it hasn’t been the most productive gate in recent years. Since 2000, two gates have produced three winners; they are Gates 3 and 7

Below is a list of all of the winners at each gate since 1904.

Post 1 — 24 winners

Year Horse
1910 Sweep
1916 Friar Rock
1917 Hourless
1918 Johnren
1919 Sir Barton
1920 Man o’ War
1922 Pillory
1924 Mad Play
1925 American Flag
1927 Chance Shot
1930 Gallant Fox
1931 Twenty Grand
1939 Johnstown
1940 Bimelech
1946 Assault
1948 Citation
1967 Damascus
1969 Arts and Letters
1972 Riva Ridge
1973 Secretariat
1992 A.P. Indy
1997 Touch Gold
2003 Empire Maker
2018 Justify

Post 2 — 12 winners

Year Horse
1907 Peter Pan
1908 Colin
1909 Joe Madden
1915 The Finn
1923 Zev
1926 Crusader
1943 Count Fleet
1951 Counterpoint
1974 Little Current
1990 Go And Go
1994 Tabasco Cat
2017 Tapwrit
2021 Essential Quality

Post 3 — 15 winners

Year Horse
1913 Prince Eugene
1914 Luke McLuke
1921 Grey Lag
1932 Faireno
1934 Peace Chance
1935 Omaha
1941 Whirlaway
1952 One Count
1956 Needles
1971 Pass Catcher
1978 Affirmed
1980 Temperence Hill
2000 Commendable
2011 Ruler on Ice
2012 Union Rags

Post 4 — 10 winners

Year Horse
1905 Tanya
1928 Vito
1929 Blue Larkspur
1942 Shut Out
1957 Gallant Man
1962 Jaipur
1987 Bet Twice
1993 Colonial Affair
2004 Birdstone
2009 Summer Bird

Post 5 — 15 winners

Year Horse
1938 Pasteurized
1953 Native Dancer
1954 High Gun
1955 Nashua
1963 Chateaugay
1964 Quadrangle
1966 Amberoid
1970 High Echelon
1975 Avater
1977 Seattle Slew
1981 Summing
1988 Risen Star
1991 Hansel
2008 Da’ Tara
2015 American Pharoah

Post 6 — 8 winners

Year Horse
1904 Delhi
1906 Burgomaster
1944 Bounding Home
1950 Middleground
1960 Celtics Ash
1965 Hail To All
1984 Swale
1999 Lemon Drop Kid

Post 7 — 14 winners

Year Horse
1933 Hurryoff
1937 War Admiral
1945 Pavot
1947 Phalanx
1949 Capot
1961 Sherluck
1968 Stage Door Johnny
1979 Coastal
1983 Caveat
1989 Easy Goer
1996 Editor’s Note
2007 Rags to Riches
2010 Drosselmeyer
2019 Sir Winston

Post 8 — 7 winners

Year Horse
1958 Cavan
1959 Sword Dancer
1976 Bold Forbes
1985 Creme Fraiche
1986 Danzig Connection
2006 Jazil
2020 Tiz the Law

Post 9 — 4 winners

Year Horse
1936 Granville
1998 Victory Gallop
2001 Point Given
2005 Afleet Alex

Post 10 — 1 winner

Year Horse
1995 Thunder Gulch

Post 11 — 3 winners

Year Horse
1982 Conquistador Cielo
2002 Sarava
2014 Tonalist

Post 12 — 1 winner

Year Horse
2013 Palace Malice

Post 13 — 1 winner

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