Belmont Stakes Racing Guide
The 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga features 25 stakes races across five days of action, headlined by the 158th Belmont Stakes on June 6, 2026! Official post time for the 2026 Belmont Stakes is 7:04pm ET.
The live stream will be available here during the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.
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Channel 1
Channel 2
Channel 1
Channel 2
Off-Air
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$65,000
Starter Optional Claiming
1 1/16M
Turf
Firm
4:56p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $11,310 NYSBFOA) FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $50,000 OR LESS AND WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A RACE OTHER THAN MAIDEN OR CLAIMING OR CLAIMING PRICE $40,000 AND WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 126 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $40,000 (1.5% Aftercare Assessment Due At Time Of Claim Otherwise Claim Will Be Void). (If the Stewards consider it inadvisable to run this race onthe turf course, this race will be run at One Mile on the Main Track.) (Rail at 18 feet).
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
6 - 10 - 9 - 3
Talking Horses
Greg Wolf | @RealGregWolf
6 - 3 - 5 - 10
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
6 - 5 - 9 - 10
Owners
1 -
Lake Star Stable and Lewis, R. Lee
2 -
Rachael Keithan
3 -
Sanford J. Goldfarb
4 -
Pure Bred Funding LLC
5 -
July Cavalry Racing
6 -
Team D and Fowler, Michael
7 -
Thompson, Glenn R. and Jacobs, Louise
8 -
Diana Citarella
9 -
Greyledge Thoroughbreds
10 -
R. D. M. Racing Stable and Trombetta, Michael J.
11 -
David Radliff
12 -
FMQ Stables
Breeders
1 -
Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson)
2 -
Glen Todd
3 -
Brereton C. Jones
4 -
Pure Bred Funding, LLC
5 -
Anita Nesser
6 -
Ronnie O'Neill
7 -
Calumet Farm
8 -
SJL Racing, LLC
9 -
Determined Stud
10 -
Newtownanner Stud
11 -
Mr. & Mrs. Craig L Minten & Shelly Nance
12 -
Dr. Naoya Yoshida, Jeff Chesnut & Dr.Eric Crawford
Racing Schedule
Five days of world-class racing at Saratoga, with superstars both equine & human taking the track.
Wed
June 3
7 Stakes Races
New York Showcase Day
- 6 NY-bred stakes
- Beverly R. Steinman (G1) Steeplechase
Thu
June 4
4 Stakes Races
- Belmont Gold Cup (G2)
- Intercontinental (G2)
- Pennine Ridge (G3)
- Jersey Girl
Fri
June 5
5 Stakes Races
- New York (G1)
- DK Horse Acorn (G1)
- Ogden Phipps (G1) pres. by Ford
- Bed o' Roses (G2) pres. by Boldyn Networks
- Wonder Again (G2) pres. by Shift4
Sat
June 6
7 Stakes Races
Belmont Stakes Day
- Belmont Stakes (G1) pres. by NYRA Bets (7:04pm ET)
- Resorts World Casino Manhattan (G1)
- Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1)
Sun
June 7
2 Stakes Races
- Poker (G3)
- Soaring Softly (G3)
