Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty was the best horse in the field again on Saturday night, running to victory in the 2025 Belmont Stakes.
Sovereignty ran past Preakness Stakes winner Journalism and crossed the wire first at Saratoga Race Course in 2:00.69. (Sovereignty did not run the Preakness last month.)
Here’s a look at the basic payouts after the 157th Belmont Stakes, as well as the final finishing order.
Belmont payouts
Figures based on $2 bet (odds in parentheses)
Sovereignty (5/2): $7 Win; $3.20 Place; $2.30 Show
Journalism (2/1): $3.20 Place; $2.30 Show
Baeza (7/2): $2.60 Show
Bets
$1 Exacta (2-7): $6.60
$1 Trifecta (2-7-6): $13.80
$1 Superfecta (2-7-6-3): $40.50
Belmont Stakes final results
Final odds (in parentheses) and breakdown of $2 million purse
Sovereignty (5/2): $1,200,000
Journalism (2/1): $360,000
Baeza (7/2): $200,000
Rodriguez (7/1): $100,000
Hill Road (14/1): $60,000
Heart of Honor (20/1): $40,000
Uncaged (19/1): $20,000
Crudo (11/1): $20,000