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 2
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Off-Air
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$115,000
Allowance Optional Claiming
1 1/8M
Turf
Sloppy
12:08p at
Belmont Stakes
INNER TURF (UP TO $20,010 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON $20,000 TWICE OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, STARTER OR STATE BRED ALLOWANCE OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES OR OPTIONAL CLAIMING PRICE OF $75,000. 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 $75,000 (Allowance Horses Preferred)(1.5% Aftercare Assessment Due At Time Of Claim Otherwise Claim Will Be Void).
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
13 - 5 - 12 - 14
Talking Horses
Sara Elbadwi | @OutrunTheOdds
12 - 2 - 5 - 1
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
5 - 2 - 1
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
1 - 12 - 5 - 14
Owners
1 -
Barber, Gary, Pantofel Stable, LLC, Wachtel Stable, and Deutsch, Peter
1A -
Gary Barber
2 -
Staudacher, David and Paradise Farms Corp.
3 -
Live Oak Plantation
4 -
Shadwell Stable
5 -
AB Racing, LLC and Crown Stable
6 -
Marc Keller
7 -
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
8 -
Jordan V. Wycoff
9 -
Wertheimer and Frere
10 -
Flying P Stable
11 -
Lawrence, William H., Bridlewood Farm and Schermerhorn, Richard
12 -
PlayingTheField Racing, Final Turn Racing Stable LLC and Dark Horse Racing Stabl
13 -
F. Jack Liebau, Sr.
14 -
TEC Racing (Elliott S. Logan)
Breeders
1 -
Barak Farm
1A -
HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC &Pioneerof the Nile Syndicate
2 -
Siena Farms LLC
3 -
Live Oak Stud
4 -
Shadwell Farm, LLC
5 -
Charles Fipke
6 -
Marc Keller
7 -
Farm Cove Thoroughbreds Ltd
8 -
Blue Diamond Stud Farm (UK) Ltd
9 -
Wertheimer & Frere
10 -
Brereton C. Jones
11 -
Larkin Armstrong
12 -
Classic Thoroughbred XXIX
13 -
Empire Equines, LLC
14 -
Maccabee 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)
