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
1 1/16M
Turf
Good
8:04p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $19,140 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS 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, 126 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 One Mile on the Main Track).
| Win | Place | Show | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14
|
Top Gun Rocket | $4.10 | $2.70 | |
|
15
|
Street Swagg | $4.60 | ||
|
16
|
Whittington Park | |||
|
10
|
Equivoque |
10 -
Equivoque
1 -
Ramblin' Wreck
11 -
Gene and Jude
12 -
Classic Creation
13 -
Rothschild
2 -
Taraj (IRE)
3 -
Tiz Dashing
4 -
Deuteronomy
5 -
Then
6 -
Jurisprudence
7 -
Landman Friday
8 -
Smooth Breeze
9 -
Simulate
14 -
Top Gun Rocket
| Jockey: | Rider TBA |
|---|---|
| Trainer: | Panagiotis A. Synnefias |
| Owner: | Final Turn Racing Stable LLC and PlayingTheField Racing |
| Breeder: | Frank Fletcher |
| Wager | Winners | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| $1.00 Daily Double | 2-14 | $7.80 |
| $1.00 Exacta | 14-15 | $11.80 |
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)
