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.
*NYRA Bets login required to watch. Streaming blackout restrictions may apply.
Channel 1
Channel 2
Channel 1
Channel 2
Off-Air
Channel Off-Air
$88,000
Allowance Optional Claiming
6F
Turf
Sloppy
3:40p at
Belmont Stakes
OUTER TURF (UP TO $15,312 NYSBFOA) FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON $20,000 OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, STARTER OR STATE BRED ALLOWANCE OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES OR OPTIONAL CLAIMING PRICE OF $50,000. 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 $50,000 (Allowance Horses Preferred)(1.5% Aftercare Assessment Due At Time Of Claim Otherwise Claim Will Be Void). (Rail at 24 feet).
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
9 - 1/1A - 4
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
9 - 1a
Talking Horses
Acacia Clement | @Acacia_Clement
9 - 1/1A - 4
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
1 - 9
Owners
1 -
Linda Rice
1A -
Linda Rice
2 -
Bella Cavello Stables, LLC, Sharp, Joe, Nestor, Matt and Siemsen, Andrew
3 -
Newman, Roger H. and Aldabbagh, Omar
4 -
Nathan Landwehrle, Kathleen L., Chichakly, Amira and Diamond, William R.
5 -
Alonzo Racing, LLC, Pavilion Racing, Brown Road Racing and Twin Sports Racing
6 -
Jude Madden
7 -
F. Jack Liebau, Sr.
8 -
Dream Maker Racing and Lunsford, Bruce
9 -
Ten Strike Racing
Breeders
1 -
Rustlewood Farm, Inc.
1A -
Morera Breeding
2 -
Nirvana Farm LLC
3 -
Town and Country Horse Farms, LLC &George Saufley
4 -
The New Hill Farm
5 -
E. H. Beau Lane
6 -
Haras Barlovento, LLC
7 -
G. T. A. SRL
8 -
Mia Gallo, Mary Kopley, Michael Newton& Elizabeth Weese
9 -
Marshall Gramm, Raymond Sauer &Mike Pietrangelo
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)
