Grade 1 · Belmont Park · Saturday, June 11, 2022
2022 Belmont Stakes Results
Mo Donegal won the 2022 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 11, 2022, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. for trainer Todd Pletcher, and paid $7.20 to win. Nest was second and Skippylongstocking third in a field of 8.
2022 Belmont Stakes winner
Mo Donegal
- Jockey
- Irad Ortiz Jr.
- Trainer
- Todd Pletcher
- Odds at post
- 2.60-1
- Winning margin
- 3 lengths
- Final time
- 2:28.28
- Track
- Fast
- Field
- 8
- Distance
- 1 1/2 Miles · Dirt
$2 win
$7.20
$2 place
$3.80
$2 show
$3.00
How the 2022 Belmont Stakes was won
Mo Donegal won by 3 lengths over Nest, with Skippylongstocking third and We The People fourth. Sent off at 2.60-1, Mo Donegal paid $7.20 to win, $3.80 to place and $3.00 to show. The $1 exacta (6-3) paid $13.80, the $1 trifecta (6-3-2) paid $187.50 and the $1 superfecta (6-3-2-1) paid $692.00. The final time was 2:28.28 over a fast track, in a field of 8.
Irad Ortiz Jr. rode Mo Donegal for trainer Todd Pletcher. Irad Ortiz Jr. also won the Belmont Stakes in 2016. Todd Pletcher also trained the winner in 2017.
Todd Pletcher trained both the winner, Mo Donegal, and runner-up Nest, the only filly in the field. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, who had skipped the Preakness, finished sixth. Morning-line favorite We The People (2-1) finished fourth.
Belmont Stakes payouts
$1 Exacta
6-3 paid $13.80
$1 Trifecta
6-3-2 paid $187.50
$1 Superfecta
6-3-2-1 paid $692.00
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How they finished
2022 Belmont Stakes
| Fin | Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Donegal | Irad Ortiz Jr. | $7.20 | $3.80 | $3.00 |
| 2 | Nest | José Ortiz | — | $5.30 | $4.10 |
| 3 | Skippylongstocking | Manny Franco | — | — | $5.60 |
| 4 | We The People | Flavien Prat | — | — | — |
Previous Belmont Stakes winners
- 2021Essential QualityLuis Saez · Brad Cox
- 2020Tiz the LawManny Franco · Barclay Tagg
- 2019Sir WinstonJoel Rosario · Mark Casse
- 2018JustifyMike Smith · Bob Baffert
- 2017TapwritJosé Ortiz · Todd Pletcher
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Results from public race records (source), checked October 2026. For entertainment purposes only.