| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML Odds |
| 1 | Seize the Grey | D. Wayne Lukas | Jaime Torres | 8-1 |
| 2 | Resilience | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 10-1 |
| 3 | Mystik Dan | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 5-1 |
| 4 | The Wine Steward | Mike Maker | Manny Franco | 15-1 |
| 5 | Antiquarian | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 12-1 |
| 6 | Dornoch | Danny Gargan | Luis Saez | 15-1 |
| 7 | Protective | Todd Pletcher | Tyler Gaffalione | 20-1 |
| 8 | Honor Marie | Whit Beckman | Florent Geroux | 12-1 |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | 9-5 |
| 10 | Mindframe | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 7-2 |
Sierra Leone, a rallying second to Mystik Dan five weeks ago in the Kentucky Derby (G1), will look to avenge that photo-finish loss Saturday in the $2 million Belmont S. (G1), the third leg of the Triple Crown.
Sierra Leone was installed the 9-5 morning line favorite in the field of 10 three-year-olds on Monday afternoon. He will break from post 9.
This will be the first of two editions of the Belmont that will be run at Saratoga over a reduced distance of 1 1/4 miles, while Belmont Park is undergoing a multi-year refurbishment. The shortening of the race from 1 1/2 miles avoids having the race begin on the far turn due to Saratoga’s 1 1/8-mile configuration.
Mystik Dan, who subsequently finished second in the Preakness (G1) to Seize the Grey, drew post 3 and has been pegged at 5-1. Seize the Grey, who led at every call over a wet Pimlico strip three weeks ago, drew post 1 and was installed at 8-1.
Trainer Todd Pletcher has entered three, including stakes newcomer Mindframe. A dominating winner of his two starts in overnight company, Mindframe is second choice on the morning line at 7-2.
Other notables in the lineup are Wood Memorial (G2) winner Resilience; Peter Pan (G3) hero Antiquarian; and Honor Marie and Dornoch, both of whom won Grade 2 events at two last fall. Grade 1-placed The Wine Steward and the maiden Protective complete the field.
