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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$88,000
Allowance Optional Claiming
1 1/16M
Turf
Muddy
5:03p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $15,312 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS 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 $100,000. Weight, 122 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Other Than Claiming Or Starter In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $100,000 (Allowance Horses Preferred)(1.5% Aftercare Assessment Due At Time Of Claim Otherwise Claim Will Be Void). (If the Stewards consider it inadvisable to run this race on the turf course,this race will be run at One Mile on the Main Track.) (Rail at 9 feet).
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
2 - 8 - 9 - 3
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
2 - 3 - 4 - 5
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
2 - 8 - 9
Talking Horses
Acacia Clement | @Acacia_Clement
4 - 3 - 1 - 5
Owners
1 -
VinLaur Racing Stables, LLC and West Paces Racing LLC
1A -
Rainbow's End Racing Stable LLC, Titletown Racing Stables and West Paces Racing
2 -
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
3 -
Quartucci, Alan, Duncker, C. Steven, Vicarage Stable, St. Elias Stable and Phipp
4 -
Donegal Racing
5 -
Barber, Gary and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners
6 -
Anthony McLoughlin
7 -
Nice Guys Stables
8 -
Spendthrift Farm LLC
9 -
Dream Walkin Farms, Inc., Baccari Racing Stable LLC, Cotrone, Robert and Rodrigu
Breeders
1 -
Brookdale Farm LLC, J. R. Ward Stables& Gary Chervenell
1A -
Stoneriggs Farm
2 -
Porta Pia stables LLC
3 -
Springland Farm, W.S. Farish, L.McConnell, J. McConnell & Hightop
4 -
Parks Investment Group, LLC
5 -
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & GaryBarber
6 -
A. McLoughlin
7 -
Erin Fisher
8 -
Sovereign Farm, LLC
9 -
Alpha Delta Stables, 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)
