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 2
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Off-Air
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$90,000
Allowance Optional Claiming
6F
Turf
Firm
3:32p at
Belmont Stakes
OUTER TURF (UP TO $15,660 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON $20,000 TWICE OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, STARTER OR STATE BRED ALLOWANCE OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES OR OPTIONAL CLAIMING PRICE OF $75,000. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 125 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Other Than Claiming Or Starter In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $75,000 (Allowance Horses Preferred)(1.5% Aftercare Assessment Due At Time Of Claim Otherwise Claim Will Be Void). (Rail at 12 feet).
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
3 - 2 - 1 - 4
Talking Horses
Maggie Wolfendale | @MaggieWolfndale
3 - 1 - 8 - 6
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
8 - 6 - 3 - 4
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
11 - 3 - 4
Owners
1 -
Pin Oak Stud LLC
2 -
Three Diamonds Farm and Main Line Racing Stable
3 -
KatieRich Stables LLC, Connors, Christopher G. and Appel, Lawrence J.
4 -
Pura Vida Investments LLC, Hutson, Cindy M. and Setzer, Brett
5 -
Tee N Jay Stable
6 -
Mogauro, Jr., Patrick and Mogauro, James
7 -
Carl R. Moore
8 -
Oak Ridge Farm
9 -
Borducci, Christopher A., Raymond, George and Berley, David I.
10 -
Alpha Phi Delta Racing
11 -
A. Bianco Holding Limited
12 -
Paterpop Racing
13 -
Eduardo E. Jones
Breeders
1 -
Virginia Moore & Malia Hopkins
2 -
Godolphin
3 -
KatieRich Farms, Chris Connors & LarryAppel
4 -
Hurstland Farm, Inc. & James Greene Jr.
5 -
Seamus Coughlan
6 -
Harold L. Queen
7 -
Godolphin
8 -
Oak Ridge Farm
9 -
Carolyn Vogel
10 -
Barry R. Ostrager
11 -
SF Bloodstock, LLC
12 -
Three Chimneys Farm, LLC
13 -
McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, LLC
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)
