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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$45,000
Claiming
1M
Turf
Firm
5:54p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $7,830 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $35,000 (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 9 feet).
Talking Horses
Jonathon Kinchen | @UTBigHair
3,4,8,7
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
3
Talking Horses
Sara Elbadwi | @OutrunTheOdds
7 - 3 - 4 - 8
Owners
1 -
Rodriguez, Rudy R. and Witz, Frank
2 -
Kresa, Gerald and Kresa, Susan
3 -
Anthony, George, Roman, Lawrence P., CT Racing and Basile, Stephen
4 -
Lioni Racing Stable LLC
5 -
Adelphi Racing Club, Dark Horse Racing Stable, MacWilliams, Patrick O. and Cutai
6 -
JP Racing Stable
7 -
Richard Greeley
8 -
Robert S. Evans
9 -
Beast Mode Racing LLC
10 -
Kilstein, Matthew and Shivmangal, Lolita
11 -
Two B and One C Stable
12 -
Ilkay Kantarmaci
Breeders
1 -
Allen C. Hallett
2 -
Gerald Kresa & Susan Kresa
3 -
Gary & Mary West Stables Inc.
4 -
Thomas Andreadakis
5 -
The New Hill Farm, LLC
6 -
Eden Farm
7 -
Richard Greeley
8 -
Pillar Investments, Inc. & PillarProperty Services, Inc
9 -
White Birch Farm, Inc.
10 -
Windylea Farm-New York, LLC
11 -
John R. Penn & Frank Penn
12 -
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)
