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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$110,000
Allowance Optional Claiming
5 1/2F
Turf
Firm
2:50p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $19,140 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). (If the Stewards consider it inadvisable to run this race on the turf course, this race will be run at Five and One Half Furlongs on the Main Track). (Rail at 18 feet).
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
6 - 4 - 9 - 7
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
9 - 4 - 7 - 12
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
4
Talking Horses
Greg Wolf | @RealGregWolf
4 - 7 - 2 - 11
Owners
1 -
F. Jack Liebau, Sr.
2 -
Bella Cavello Stables, LLC
3 -
Newman, Roger H. and Aldabbagh, Omar
4 -
Resolute Racing
5 -
Jude Madden
6 -
Travis and Eddie Racing Stable
7 -
C2 Racing Stable LLC
8 -
Bruno Schickedanz
9 -
Alonzo Racing, LLC, Pavilion Racing, Brown Road Racing and Twin Sports Racing
10 -
Go-To-Toga Racing LLC
11 -
Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (Goncalo B. Torrealba)
12 -
Main Line Racing Stable and Avalon Racing Stables
13 -
WellSpring Stables
14 -
Linda Rice
15 -
Witte, John J. and Kernan, Jr., Morris E.
16 -
Paterpop Racing
Breeders
1 -
G. T. A. SRL
2 -
Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson
3 -
Town and Country Horse Farms, LLC &George Saufley
4 -
Tally-Ho Stud
5 -
Haras Barlovento, LLC
6 -
Rhapsody Farm LLC
7 -
Bull Creek LLC
8 -
Charles Fipke
9 -
E. H. Beau Lane
10 -
Go-To-Toga Racing, LLC
11 -
Colts Neck Stables, LLC
12 -
Highclere Inc., Constance Wickes &Rocky Top Racing
13 -
Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC
14 -
Morera Breeding
15 -
Donamire Farm
16 -
Whippoorwill Farm
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)
