Welcome to the 144th Belmont Stakes June 9, 2012, 4:40 pm Welcome to our coverage of the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes. We're coming to you live from Belmont Park, where it's 81 degrees and mostly cloudy. The Triple Crown contender, I'll Have Another, was scratched Friday morning, but that did not appear to dampen the mood here as there is still a decent size crowd. Here is last year's live-blogging post. Join the conversation.