Belmont Stakes 2017: Post Time, Post Positions and Full TV Coverage Info

There will be no Triple Crown drama in the 2017 Belmont Stakes, but the unpredictability within the field could still produce some memorable moments Saturday.

Gone from the field are Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and Preakness Stakes winner Cloud Computing, which creates an intriguing dynamic between horses that failed in the first two legs of the Triple Crown and those who didn't run.

Here is the latest information on the Belmont Stakes, including notes on how to watch it, the horses are competing and which have the best chances to come out on top.

Where: Belmont Park in Elmont, New York

When: Saturday, June 10

Post Time: 6:37 p.m. ET

Watch: NBC

Belmont Stakes Post Positions

1. Twisted Tom

2. Tapwrit

3. Gormley

4. J Boys Echo

5. Hollywood Handsome

6. Lookin At Lee

7. Irish War Cry

8. Senior Investment

9. Meantime

10. Multiplier

11. Epicharis (Scratched, per Bloodhorse's Claire Novak and Jeremy Balan)

12. Patch

Horses to Watch

Irish War Cry

With Classic Empire out of the race because of a hoof abscess, Irish War Cry has been elevated to the role of favorite.

The H. Graham Motion-trained colt was among the top choices entering the Kentucky Derby as well, but he faltered in a big way, recording a 10th-place finish.

According to Mary Rampellini of Daily Racing Form (h/t ESPN.com), Motion believes a poor track may have been to blame:

"The Derby, like the Fountain of Youth, is a little bit of a head-scratcher. Physically, I can't give an answer why he ran so poorly in the Fountain of Youth or the Derby, other than the fact that they were run on slightly weird tracks. Gulfstream was really deep and cuppy that day. It was dried out. Churchill [Downs] was kind of the other extreme. It was kind of wet and tacky. It was just a very clingy, sticky track. Does he need a perfect track? I don't know."

Aside from the Kentucky Derby and the Fountain of Youth Stakes, Irish War Cry has never lost a race. That includes victories in the Holy Bull Stakes and Wood Memorial.

In those races, he defeated several horses who ran in Triple Crown races, including Classic Empire and Cloud Computing.

Irish War Cry's inconsistency is undoubtedly a concern, but if he can regain the form he had in the Wood Memorial, he will be the horse to beat.

Lookin At Lee

Lookin At Lee enters the Belmont Stakes with a pair of top-four finishes in Triple Crown races to his credit.

He was the only horse to give Always Dreaming a challenge in the Derby and came on late to finish fourth in the Preakness.

In 11 career races, Lookin At Lee has finished outside the top four on just two occasions, and he has never run worse than sixth.

He will also have a built-in advantage of sorts in the Belmont, with 2016 Belmont Stakes winner Irad Ortiz Jr. serving as his jockey.

Ortiz didn't have a mount for the Kentucky Derby or Preakness, but he is excited about the opportunity to pilot Lookin At Lee, per David Grening of Daily Racing Form (h/t ESPN.com): "I'm so excited. I can't wait to ride in the Belmont. I watched the Derby and the Preakness. He's an honest horse. He ran well both times, so hopefully he repeats and stays at the same level. Hopefully, we can do a good job with him, maybe improve. Who knows?"

The jockey's connection with trainer Steve Asmussen worked last year when he led Creator to victory, and both men are hoping lightning will strike twice.

Since Ortiz has long been the top jockey in New York, he has an edge over the rest of the field. He also has a talented and successful horse to work with.

Twisted Tom

Twisted Tom is fairly light on experience, but he will head toward the Belmont Stakes with three wins in four career races, including three victories in a row.

The Chad Brown-trained gelding isn't used to the elite level of competition he will face Saturday, but he is fresh and on an impressive roll.

Despite there being plenty of question marks with regard to Twisted Tom, Brown believes the Belmont could work to his strengths, according to BloodHorse.com: "[The Belmont is a] huge class test for this horse, but I love the way he's developed. I do think he can stay a mile and a half, I think the longer the better for him, so I'm anxious to get him out to that distance, but it'll be a tough field, a large field."

It isn't uncommon for a new horse to enter the fray in the Belmont and steal the thunder of more established contenders.

Twisted Tom fits that mold, and he is the type of wild card worth keeping an eye on.