USA Today takes a look at the field for today’s Belmont Stakes by post position:
The Beyer number is a reflection of each horse’s chance of winning the race — higher numbers being the best.
1. Street Life
Odds: 8-1.
Jockey: Jose Lezcano.
Trainer: Chad Brown.
Starts, record, earnings: 5, 2-0-1, $114,405.
Last start: Third, Peter Pan Stakes.
Beyer speed figure: 93.
2. Unstoppable U
Odds: 20-1.
Jockey: Junior Alvarado.
Trainer: Kenny McPeek.
Starts, record, earnings: 2, 2-0-0, $82,200.
Last start: Won Belmont claimer.
Beyer speed figure: 82.
3. Union Rags
Odds: 3-1.
Jockey: John Velazquez.
Trainer: Michael Matz.
Starts, record, earnings: 7, 4-1-1, $1,198,800.
Last start: Seventh, Kentucky Derby.
Beyer speed figure: 95.
4. Atigun
Odds: 15-1.
Jockey: Julien Leparoux.
Trainer: Kenny McPeek.
Starts, record, earnings: 9, 3-0-1, $135,253.
Last start: Fifth, Arkansas Derby.
Beyer speed figure: 89.
5. Dullahan
Odds: 9-5.
Jockey: Javier Castellano.
Trainer: Dale Romans.
Starts, record, earnings: 9, 2-2-3, $1,072,091.
Last start: Third, Kentucky Derby.
Beyer speed figure: 98.
6. Ravelo’s Boy
Odds: 30-1.
Jockey: Alex Solis.
Trainer: Manny Azpurua.
Starts, record, earnings: 13, 2-0-2, $75,765.
Last start: Fifth, Tampa Bay Derby.
Beyer speed figure: 80.
7. Five Sixteen
Odds: 30-1.
Jockey: Rosie Napravnik.
Trainer: Dominick Schettino.
Starts, record, earnings: 6, 1-1-1, $63,054.
Last start: Fourth, allowance at Aqueduct.
Beyer speed figure: 78.
8. Guyana Star Dweej
Odds: 30-1.
Jockey: Kent Desormeaux.
Trainer: Doodnauth Shivmangal.
Starts, record, earnings: 9, 1-5-0, $103,830.
Last start: Second, Belmont optional claimer.
Beyer speed figure: 84.
9. Paynter
Odds: 7-2.
Jockey: Mike Smith.
Trainer: Bob Baffert.
Starts, record, earnings: 4, 2-1-0, $152,224.
Last start: Won allowance at Pimlico.
Beyer speed figure: 106.
10. Opti- mizer
Odds: 15-1.
Jockey: Corey Nakatani.
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas.
Starts, record, earnings: 11, 1-2-1, $215,594.
Last start: Sixth, Preakness Stakes
Beyer speed figure: 91.
12. My Adonis
Odds: 15-1.
Jockey: Ramon Dominguez.
Trainer: Kelly Breen.
Starts, record, earnings: 10, 2-4-2, $316,000.
Last start: Third, Canonero II Stakes, Pimlico.
Beyer speed figure: 82.