The final jewel of the 2011 Triple Crown season is the 2011 Belmont Stakes, and it's just hours away from Elmont, New York. Here's a brief overview of what Belmont viewers need to know.
The 2011 Belmont Stakes post time is 6:35 p.m. Eastern, if you want to skip the build-up and start watching right as the horses are loaded into the gate. It's one of 13 races being run at Belmont Park on Saturday, and features a 12-horse field that includes Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Preakness victor Shackleford. Those horses may be running on a wet track if rainy conditions continue.
The TV schedule for the Belmont gives horse racing fans more than four hours of coverage. Fans can tune into Versus at 3 p.m. for pre-race coverage, then flip to NBC at 5 p.m. for coverage that will last through the end of the Belmont Stakes. Versus will have post-race coverage starting at 7 p.m. Those who won't be in front of a TV for the race can also watch the Belmont Stakes online via a free feed from NBC.
The current Belmont Stakes odds have Animal Kingdom on top. He followed his Kentucky Derby triumph with a second place finish in the Preakness, and is currently a 5-2 favorite to win the 2011 Belmont.
Animal Kingdom is also looking to complete a rare Triple Crown feat: the last horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes was Thunder Gulch in 1995.
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The 2011 Belmont Stakes post time is 6:35 p.m. Eastern, if you want to skip the build-up and start watching right as the horses are loaded into the gate. It's one of 13 races being run at Belmont Park on Saturday, and features a 12-horse field that includes Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Preakness victor Shackleford. Those horses may be running on a wet track if rainy conditions continue.
The TV schedule for the Belmont gives horse racing fans more than four hours of coverage. Fans can tune into Versus at 3 p.m. for pre-race coverage, then flip to NBC at 5 p.m. for coverage that will last through the end of the Belmont Stakes. Versus will have post-race coverage starting at 7 p.m. Those who won't be in front of a TV for the race can also watch the Belmont Stakes online via a free feed from NBC.
The current Belmont Stakes odds have Animal Kingdom on top. He followed his Kentucky Derby triumph with a second place finish in the Preakness, and is currently a 5-2 favorite to win the 2011 Belmont.
Animal Kingdom is also looking to complete a rare Triple Crown feat: the last horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes was Thunder Gulch in 1995.
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