Belmont Stakes 2020: Triple Crown Race Mobile Live Stream, Post Time, Schedule

The 2020 Belmont Stakes gets underway on Saturday, becoming the first leg of the Triple Crown to host its event this year. 

Traditionally the final leg of horse racing's famed trident, the 152nd running of the race has been forced to reorganize amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

It will still take place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, but there will be some notable changes. 

Instead of the usual 1½-mile track, the three-year-old thoroughbreds in the field will compete on a 1⅛-mile loop. Additionally, no fans will be allowed to attend.

"The way it fits in the calendar, it's a completely different race than the traditional Belmont would be," New York Racing Association president and CEO Dave O'Rourke told ESPN in late May. "I think we're going to have a big field. I think it'll be a really competitive field. I think the dynamics of the race are different."

How To Watch

The race will be broadcast on NBC Sports from 3 p.m. ET. The post time for the main event is approximately 5:42 p.m. ET. Fans can also tune in via the NBC Sports app. 

Schedule

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ET, Fox Sports One Pre-Race Coverage

2 p.m.-3 p.m ET, Fox Sports Two Pre-Race Coverage 

3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET, NBC Race Coverage 

6 p.m.-7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Two Post-Race Coverage 

Odds

Tiz The Law (3-2, bet $100 to win $150)
Dr Post (9-1)
Tap It to Win (12-1)
Sole Volante (14-1)
Max Player (18-1)
Modernist (20-1)
Farmington Road (22-1)
Basin (25-1)

(Odds via NBC Sports and subject to change)

The battle between Tiz The Law and Tap It To Win may prove as one of the more intriguing subplots once the race gets underway. 

Both proved themselves as worthy contenders early in the season and have previously found success at Belmont Park. Tiz The Law earned a victory at the 2019 Champagne Stakes last October, while Tap It To Win notched a victory during an allowance race at the track on June 4. 

Dr Post last raced at Belmont in July 2019 and hasn't finished better than fourth at the track, but he enters the race with the second-best odds after back-to-back wins at Gulfstream Park outside of Miami, Florida, this spring. 

Just as important as who is in the race for the first leg of the Triple Crown is who is missing. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert does not have an entry in this year's contest. The man who engineered the last two Triple Crown winners—Justify in 2018 and American Pharoah in 2015—once again began the year with the odds-on favorite to win the Kentucky Derby with his latest contender, Nadal, but the Colt was retired earlier this spring after a left front lateral condylar fracture. Nadal won all four races he entered, including the Arkansas Derby (G1) in May.               

That's cleared the way for Tiz The Law to put his stamp on the sport and attempt to become the third Triple Crown winner in the last six years. The stallion's trainer, Barclay Tagg, nearly captured the Triple Crown in 2003 with Funny Cide, but after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, the horse finished third at the Belmont. 

The Kentucky Derby, which usually leads off the Triple Crown, has been moved to September 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the Preakness Stakes will serve as the final leg on October 3.