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2012 Belmont Stakes

American horse race

Field	Value
surface	Dirt
name	144th Belmont Stakes
horse race	Belmont Stakes
image	2012_Belmont_Stakes_logo.jpg
caption	"The Test of the Champion"
location	Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, U.S.
distance	1+1/2 mi
date	June 9, 2012
winning horse	Union Rags
winning time	2:30.42
final odds	2.75 (to 1)
winning jockey	John Velazquez
winning trainer	Michael R. Matz
winning owner	Chadds Ford Stable
conditions	Fast
attendance	85,811
previous	[2011](2011-belmont-stakes)
next	[2013](2013-belmont-stakes)

Elmont, New York, U.S. 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 (10:35 p.m. UTC).

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

Finish of the 2012 Belmont Stakes: Union Rags (far right) finished first followed by Paynter and Atigun.

The Belmont Stakes Payout Schedule{{cite news |title=11th Race, Belmont Park, June 9, 2012 |url-status=dead

Program
Number	Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
3	Union Rags	US$7.50	$4.20	$3.40
9	Paynter	-	$5.10	$3.90
4	Atigun	-	-	$10.60

$2 Exacta: (3–9) paid $31.40
$2 Trifecta: (3–9–4) paid $496.00
$1 Superfecta: (3–9–4–1) paid $1906.00

Field

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.

Position	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Morning Line Odds	Final Odds	Winnings
1	3	Union Rags	John Velazquez	Michael Matz	6-1	2.75	$600,000
2	9	Paynter	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	8-1	4.35	$200,000
3	4	Atigun	Julien Leparoux	Kenneth McPeek	30-1	20.50	$110,000
4	1	Street Life	Jose Lezcano	Chad Brown	12-1	9.80	$60,000
5	7	Five Sixteen	Rosie Napravnik	Dominick Schettino	50-1	19.30	$30,000
6	2	Unstoppable U	Junior Alvarado	Kenneth McPeek	30-1	11.90
7	5	Dullahan	Javier Castellano	Dale Romans	5-1	2.50
8	12	My Adonis	Ramon Dominguez	Kelly Breen	20-1	19.70
9	6	Ravelo's Boy	Alex Solis	Manuel Azpurua	50-1	27.00
10	10	Optimizer	Corey Nakatani	D. Wayne Lukas	20-1	14.40
DNF	8	Guyana Star Dweej	Kent Desormeaux	Doodnauth Shivmangal	50-1	23.30
Scratched	11	*I'll Have Another*	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill	4-5	—	—

Margins – neck, lengths
Time – 2:30:42
Track – Fast

References

Jenny Kellner. (19 April 2012). "Racing Returns To Belmont Park On April 27; 144th Running Of Belmont Stakes Highlights 56-Day Meet". NYRA.
Angst, Frank. (8 June 2012). "Dual classic winner I'll Have Another scratched from Belmont, retired". The Thoroughbred Times.
Blood-Horse Staff. (25 May 2012). "I'll Have Another Gallops at Belmont Park". Bloodhorse.com.
Harris, Beth. (8 June 2012). "Union Rags nips Paynter to win Belmont Stakes". [[Yahoo]].
Did not finish
(June 8, 2012). "I'll Have Another won't race in Belmont, trainer says". ESPN.

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