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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Off-Air
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$58,000
Starter Optional Claiming
1 1/16M
Turf
Sloppy
4:47p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $10,092 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $50,000 OR LESS AND WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES OR STARTED IN A MAIDEN AUCTION RACE FOR $50,000 OR LESS AND WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES OR CLAIMING PRICE $50,000 AND WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $50,000 (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.) (Rail at 27 feet).
Talking Horses
Sara Elbadwi | @OutrunTheOdds
5 - 9 - 3 - 14
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
3 - 5 - 9 - 13
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
3 - 9 - 5 - 14
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
3 - 5 - 9 - 13
Owners
1 -
Rudy R. Rodriguez
1A -
Rodriguez, Rudy R. and Cheryl Lynn Racing Stable
2 -
Glen Hill Farm
3 -
Robert Spiegel
4 -
Magic Carpet Racing
5 -
Sport of Kings Racing Partners LLC
6 -
LSU Stables
7 -
Goldfarb, Sanford J., Kahn, Alan, Speranza, Steven and Estate of Ira Davis
8 -
Edward C. Behringer
9 -
Hardoon, Jonathan and Messina, George
10 -
DEA Thoroughbred Racing LLC
11 -
Grant, Joseph M., Can Do Racing, LLC, Marsh, Greg A. and Maher, William L.
12 -
Bourbon Lane Stable (J. Hill, M. McMahon) and Seidman Stables LLC
13 -
Robert S. Evans
14 -
Ilkay Kantarmaci
Breeders
1 -
Lantern Hill Farm LLC, Phil Needham &Judy Needham
1A -
Two Hearts Farm II LLC
2 -
Glen Hill Farm
3 -
Catherine Parke
4 -
Tami Bobo
5 -
C.Kidder, N.Cole & R. Arzola
6 -
Alan Quartucci & Sebastian Varney
7 -
Hidden Lake Farm, LLC & 3C Stable, LLC
8 -
Edward C. Behringer
9 -
Beast Mode LLC
10 -
Godolphin & Forgotten LandInvestments, Inc
11 -
Very Un Stable
12 -
Barry R. Ostrager
13 -
Pillar Investments, Inc. & PillarProperty Services, Inc
14 -
Eaton & Thorne, Inc
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)
