2012 Belmont Stakes


The 2012 Belmont Stakes was the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes and the race was won by Union Rags ridden by jockey John Velazquez. It was broadcast in the United States by NBC. The post time was scheduled for 6:35 p.m. EDT.
The race was run without a Triple Crown at stake as Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner I'll Have Another was scratched from the race due to a leg injury. The field was announced on June 8, 2012.
The official attendance was 85,811.

Payout

The Belmont Stakes Payout Schedule
Program
Number		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
3Union RagsUS$7.50$4.20$3.40
9Paynter-$5.10$3.90
4Atigun--$10.60

The winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, I'll Have Another, was declared in the race but was scratched due to a leg injury. Dullahan, third in the Kentucky Derby; and Union Rags, seventh in the same race, were also declared.
Dullahan started the 5/2 favorite.
PositionPostHorseJockeyTrainerMorning Line OddsFinal OddsWinnings
13Union RagsJohn VelazquezMichael Matz6-12.75$600,000
29PaynterMike E. SmithBob Baffert8-14.35$200,000
34AtigunJulien LeparouxKenneth McPeek30-120.50$110,000
41Street LifeJose LezcanoChad Brown12-19.80$60,000
57Five SixteenRosie NapravnikDominick Schettino50-119.30$30,000
62Unstoppable UJunior AlvaradoKenneth McPeek30-111.90
75DullahanJavier CastellanoDale Romans5-12.50
812My AdonisRamon DominguezKelly Breen20-119.70
96Ravelo's BoyAlex SolisManuel Azpurua50-127.00
1010OptimizerCorey NakataniD. Wayne Lukas20-114.40
DNF8Guyana Star DweejKent DesormeauxDoodnauth Shivmangal50-123.30
Scratched11I'll Have AnotherMario GutierrezDoug O'Neill4-5——