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
Channel Off-Air
$65,000
Starter Allowance
1M
Dirt
Muddy
4:45p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $11,310 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS 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. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 126 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs.
Talking Horses
Acacia Clement | @Acacia_Clement
6 - 9 - 1 - 5
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
9 - 1 - 6 - 2b
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
1
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
9 - 1/1A - 5 - 2B
Owners
1 -
Final Turn Racing Stable LLC
1A -
Goldfarb, Sanford J., Final Turn Racing Stable LLC and Koshanostra Stables
2 -
Witte, John J., Kernan, Jr., Morris E. and Ness, Jamie
2B -
Witte, John J., Kernan, Jr., Morris E. and Ness, Jamie
3 -
Alaricorns
4 -
Lisa L. Lugovich
5 -
Rodriguez, Rudy R., Imperio, Michael and Irving, Courtney
6 -
Steven I. Schauer
7 -
Absolute Stables, LLC
8 -
Gatsas Stables and Dutrow, Jr., Richard E.
9 -
Michael Dubb
Breeders
1 -
Frank Fletcher
1A -
River Bend Farm
2 -
Fifth Avenue Bloodstock
2B -
Seidman Stables, LLC
3 -
Calumet Farm
4 -
Richard John Lugovich
5 -
Don Alberto Corporation
6 -
Jack Swain III
7 -
Monhill Farm, LLC
8 -
Lawrence Goichman
9 -
Augusta Hill 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)
