Belmont Stakes 2015 Post Positions: Top Undercard, Stakes Races, Lineup Slots

This Saturday will be another big payday at the Belmont Stakes, with the race deciding whether the 37-year Triple Crown drought will come to an end. 

With the winner of the Belmont Stakes coming away with $1.5 million, there will be an additional nine races run in Elmont, New York.

Five of the 10 races will be Grade 1, paying out $4.7 million of the $6.05 million up for grabs. 

Race No.	Name of Stakes Race	Post Time (ET)	Purse
1	WinStar Farm Easy Goer	11:35 a.m.	$150,000
2	Woody Stephens	12:39 p.m.	$500,000
3	Jaipur Invitational	1:15 p.m.	$300,000
4	Ogden Phillips	1:53 p.m.	$1 million
5	Brooklyn Invitational	2:34 p.m.	$400,000
6	TVG Acorn	3:15 p.m.	$750,000
7	Longines Just a Game	4:00 p.m.	$700,000
8	NYRA.com Metropolitan Handicap	4:49 p.m.	$1.25 million
9	Knob Creek Manhattan	5:46 p.m.	$1 million
10	Belmont Stakes	6:50 p.m.	$1.5 million

According to Ed McNamara of Newsday, Belmont is limiting its spectators to just 90,000 due to the excitement surrounding the possibility of American Pharoah winning the Triple Crown. With more than 102,000 people attending last year's failed bid by California Chrome, the facility had difficulty sustaining such an enormous amount of fans.

With a hint of exclusiveness involved, race fans will be at the track all day, and the New York Racing Association will continue its success in making this a big-money event. 

The race worth second billing is the Metropolitan Handicap, which hands out $1.25 million. It will feature a strong field, including last year's Belmont winner, Tonalist, and this year's Breeders' Cup winner, Bayern.

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Tonalist was made the 5-2 favorite for the Met Mile. @clementstable

— Jerry Bossert (@JerryBossert) June 3, 2015"

Trainer Jimmy Jerkens has one of his four horses, Wicked Strong, competing Saturday in the Metropolitan Handicap.

Jerkens also has House Rules going in the $1 million Ogden Phipps, though House Rules has never won at Belmont in four attempts. The clear favorite will be three-year-old filly Untapable, a horse that has won nine of her 13 career races.

His other two horses, Effinex and V.E. Day, will be racing in the Brooklyn Invitational.

At $750,000, the Acorn will feature unbeaten Promise Me Silver. Winner of all eight of her races, Promise Me Sliver has earned over $400,000 in winnings, according to Equibase. Her most recent victory came at Churchill Downs in the Eight Belles Stakes. Her owner, Bret Calhoun, spoke with the NYRA about the upcoming race.

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She's had the experience of running over six different racetracks and I hope that that's helpful for her. I know that the track can be a little tricky, it's a little sandy. Hopefully her experience over the different surfaces will help her.

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The $700,000 Longines Just a Game will have its defending champion in the field. After winning by a nose, Coffee Clique will be at it again at Belmont. But Tepin, who has won both of her starts in 2015, will be among the favorites.

American Pharoah will be the center of America's attention at 6:50 p.m. in a 37-year pursuit many horse racing fans have been desperate to see achieved. But regardless of Pharoah's finish, a full day of racing will make for an entertaining day at the track.