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.
*NYRA Bets login required to watch. Streaming blackout restrictions may apply.
Channel 1
Channel 2
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Off-Air
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$82,000
Allowance Optional Claiming
6F
Turf
Firm
4:44p at
Belmont Stakes
OUTER TURF FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD FOALED IN NEW YORK STATE AND APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK STATE-BRED REGISTRY WHICH HAVE NEVER WON $20,000 TWICE OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING OR STARTER OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES OR OPTIONAL CLAIMING PRICE OF $45,000. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 125 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Other Than Claiming Or Starter Since December 22, 2024 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $45,000 (Allowance Horses Preferred)(1.5% Aftercare Assessment Due At Time Of Claim Otherwise Claim Will Be Void). (Rail at 12 feet).
Talking Horses
Sara Elbadwi | @OutrunTheOdds
1 - 10 - 5 - 3
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
6 - 1 - 10 - 3
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
3 - 10 - 7 - 1
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
7
Owners
1 -
Merrylegs Farm
2 -
Commonwealth Stable and Weaver, George
3 -
Sleeping Giant Stables LLC, America's Pastime Stables and KimDon Racing LLC
4 -
Bond Racing Stable
5 -
Barber, Gary and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners
6 -
Roll the Dice Thoroughbreds LLC
7 -
Amaty Racing Stables
8 -
La Marca Stable
9 -
Tee N Jay Stable
10 -
My Purple Haze Stables
11 -
Zilla Racing Stables, Black Jack Racing LLC and Acqua Nova Stable
Breeders
1 -
Merrylegs Farm North LLC
2 -
Lambholm South & Distorted HumorSyndicate
3 -
Harry Landry & James Hogan
4 -
Song Hill Thoroughbreds LLC
5 -
Blue Chip Bloodstock, Inc
6 -
Roll the Dice Thoroughbreds LLC
7 -
Sean O'Connor
8 -
Patricia Generazio
9 -
Seamus Coughlan
10 -
Casey Newick LLC
11 -
Sequel Stallions New York
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)
