India, June 7 -- The 158th running of the Belmont Stakes will take place on Saturday, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. But before a single horse left the starting gate, the weather threatened to steal the spotlight.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, the Risk of Weather Impact, known as ROWI, was rated as medium ahead of race time. At 7:04 PM ET, the temperature was forecast to be 77 degrees, with wind gusts of up to 10 mph.

Current forecasts suggested the weather could come down to the wire for the Belmont Stakes. They also suggested that the scenerio will be due to scattered thunderstorms near post time.

Jockey agent Jose Santos Jr. spoke to FOX Weather live from Saratoga Springs ahead of the race. He said th...