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
$58,000
Starter Optional Claiming
1 1/16M
Turf
Good
4:22p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $10,092 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $50,000 OR LESS AND WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES OR CLAIMING PRICE OF $50,000 AND WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 126 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $50,000 (1.5% Aftercare Assessment Due At Time Of Claim Otherwise Claim Will Be Void). (If the Stewards consider it inadvisable to run this race 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
5 - 3 - 10 - 8
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
5 - 2 - 3 - 1
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
3 - 5 - 4 - 10
Talking Horses
Sara Elbadwi | @OutrunTheOdds
5 - 3 - 2 - 8
Owners
1 -
Rice, Linda and Preferred Pals Stable
1A -
Linda Rice
2 -
Valente, Roddy J. and Adams, Daniel R.
3 -
Magic Carpet Racing
4 -
Richard Greeley
5 -
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
6 -
Robert Spiegel
7 -
Kresa, Gerald and Kresa, Susan
8 -
Anthony, George, Roman, Lawrence P., CT Racing and Basile, Stephen
9 -
Charles Hallas
10 -
Surging Sky Ventures, LLC
Breeders
1 -
Machmer Hall
1A -
Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson
2 -
Connie Brown, Bill Adair & Phyllis Adair
3 -
Tami Bobo
4 -
Delehanty Stock Farm
5 -
Eric Puerari & Yolande Seydoux DeClausonne
6 -
Catherine Parke
7 -
Gerald Kresa & Susan Kresa
8 -
Gary & Mary West Stables Inc.
9 -
CASA Farms I, LLC
10 -
Pat Madden, 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)
