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.

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Belmont Stakes Draw - 5:00 pm

Channel 2

June 2026

Race 9

$78,000 Starter Allowance

Dirt

5:01p at Belmont Stakes

Exacta ($1), Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Double ($1) 9 & 10, Pick 3 ($1) (9-11)

(UP TO $13,572 NYSBFOA) FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $55,000 OR LESS AND WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A RACE OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, OR STATE BRED ALLOWANCE. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 126 lbs. State Bred Starters Not Considered for Eligibility Purposes.

Miami Frank

Tyler Gaffalione • Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.

126lbs • L • 4/C

6/1

ML 6/1

Magnanimous Max

Manuel Franco • Linda Rice

126lbs • L • 4/R

9/2

ML 9/2

First Blessing

Jose L. Ortiz • Jose M. Jimenez

120lbs • L • 3/C

20/1

ML 20/1

Sequential

Edgard J. Zayas • Orlando Noda

126lbs • L • 5/G

8/1

ML 8/1

Xcel

Kendrick Carmouche • Todd A. Pletcher

120lbs • L • 3/G

12/1

ML 12/1

Apalta

Silvestre Gonzalez • Ilkay Kantarmaci

126lbs • L • 4/G

12/1

ML 12/1

Cocktailsnkringle

Ricardo Santana, Jr. • Steven I. Schauer

126lbs • L • 4/G

6/1

ML 6/1

Georgia Magic

Irad Ortiz, Jr. • Steven I. Schauer

126lbs • L • 4/G

3/1

ML 3/1

Turn and Count

Jaime Rodriguez • Thomas Morley

126lbs • L • 4/G

6/1

ML 6/1

Norwich

Flavien Prat • Michael J. Maker

126lbs • L • 5/G

8/1

ML 8/1

Silvestre Gonzalez • Ilkay Kantarmaci

126lbs • L • 6/G

20/1

ML 20/1

Owners

1 - Chris Fountoukis

2 - Linda Rice

3 - R.T Racing Stable

4 - Final Turn Racing Stable LLC and PlayingTheField Racing

5 - Town and Country Racing LLC

6 - Kantarmaci, Ilkay, Zilla Racing Stables, Black Jack Racing, LLC and Acqua Nova S

7 - Steven I. Schauer

8 - Island Wind Racing and Schauer, Steven I.

9 - Adelphi Racing Club, Hume, Shelly, Hume, Russell and Cutair Racing

10 - Staudacher, David and Paradise Farms Corp.

11 - Ilkay Kantarmaci

Breeders

1 - Monica McGoey

2 - Dell Ridge Farm, LLC

3 - R.T Racing Stable

4 - Peter J. Callahan

5 - Waterford Stables, Inc.

6 - 2500 Determined Stud

7 - Brereton C. Jones

8 - Robert Losey & Good Magic Syndicate

9 - B. Flay Thoroughbreds

10 - Susan King

11 - Catherine Parke

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)

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