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The Belmont Stakes is almost here, which means all three legs of the 2024 Triple Crown will be complete.

Unfortunately for fans, the won’t be a Triple Crown winner this year since Mystik Dan won the 2024 Kentucky Derby and Seize the Grey won the 2024 Preakness Stakes. Mystik Dan finished second at the Preakness Stakes, barely missing the opportunity at the coveted Triple Crown.

Some fans may not tune in without the possibility of a Triple Crown, but it doesn’t negate the value of the Belmont Stakes. Between a large purse, betting and pure fan excitement, the Belmont Stakes is a big event.

The final leg of the Triple Crown will occur Saturday, June 8, and the post positions are determined Monday. Here’s where the horses line up.

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Belmont Stakes post positions 2024

Seize the Grey wins the top post position, which has historically done well at the Belmont Stakes. The No. 1 post has won 24 times, and Seize the Grey can be the 25th. The horse is also coming off a win at the 2024 Preakness Stakes.

Mystik Dan earns the No. 3 spot, the same position that the horse won in the 2024 Kentucky Derby.

Post position Horse Odds
1 Seize the Grey 8/1
2 Resilience 10/1
3 Mystik Dan 5/1
4 The Wine Steward 15/1
5 Antiquarian 12/1
6 Dornoch 15/1
7 Protective 20/1
8 Honor Marie 12/1
9 Sierra Leone 9/5
10 Mindframe 7/2

MORE: Who won the 2024 Preakness Stakes?

What is the best post position in horse racing?

In general, the best position in horse racing is dependent on a lot of factors. The horse, the track, the jockey, the terrain, the weather and the competition.

Strategies vary based on the position as well. Every position from 1-13 has won at least one race at the Belmont Stakes. That said, the No. 1 post has come away with the most wins in history at 24.

The No. 3 post won last year’s race, and the No. 1 post last won in 2018.

Post pos. Belmont winners
1 24
2 13
3 16
4 10
5 15
6 9
7 14
8 7
9 4
10 1
11 3
12 1
13 1

MORE: Who won the 2024 Kentucky Derby?

Belmont Stakes winners by post position

All 13 gates have earned at least one victory at the Belmont Stakes since the race began using starting posts in 1904.

Gate 1 has the most winners and last won in 2018, while Gate 3 was the 2023 winner.

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 — 13 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 — 16 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
2023 Arcangelo

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 Avatar
1977 Seattle Slew
1981 Summing
1988 Risen Star
1991 Hansel
2008 Da’ Tara
2015 American Pharoah

Post 6 — 9 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
2022 Mo Donegal

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

Year Horse
2016 Creator

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