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.

Possible Horses & Trainers MEET THE FIELD

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2026 Schedule of Stakes Races VIEW SCHEDULE

Post Times & Wagering Menu LEARN MORE

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.

America's Day at the Race

Channel 2

May 2025

Race 1

$88,000 Allowance

Turf

Firm

1:12p at Belmont Stakes

Exacta ($1), Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Double ($1) 1 & 2, Pick 3 ($1) (1-3), Early Pick 5 (.50) (1-5)

(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. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 126 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Other Than Claiming Or Starter In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs. (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 18 feet).