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The 158th running of the $1,500,000 Belmont Stakes (Grade I), is the final leg of the Triple Crown and is set for Saturday, June 6.

When is the 2026 Belmont Stakes?

The Belmont Stakes is on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

Where is the 2026 Belmont Stakes?

The Belmont Stakes is raced this year at Saratoga Race Course (Belmont Park under construction).

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June 13 - Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will return to historic Saratoga Race Course in June 2026 for a third and final year to allow for the on-time and uninterrupted construction of a new Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

"New York is home to world class sports and entertainment and this final chapter of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course honors our rich racing heritage while paving the way for a bold, new future at Belmont Park," Governor Hochul said. "Bringing the race back to Saratoga next year will once again expand the audience for this storied leg of the Triple Crown and ensure fans continue to enjoy the full experience."

The announcement follows the recently concluded 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival which was highlighted by Sovereignty's victory in the 157th running of the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes.

The reimagined Belmont Park remains on schedule to open to the public in September 2026. While NYRA had previously left open the possibility of hosting a Belmont Stakes in a partially completed facility with a limited number of fans, the decision to return to Saratoga Race Course for the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will allow the event to be unhindered by various restrictions made necessary by ongoing construction.

The 2026 Belmont Stakes will be held Saturday, June 6. The race will once again be contested at 1.25 miles in 2026, rather than the traditional 1.5 miles due to the configuration of Saratoga's main track.

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Belmont Stakes History

The Belmont Stakes, the final and most demanding leg of the Triple Crown, is named after August Belmont who had been a leading banker and racing man of the 19th century. He was also the first President of the Jockey Club in 1867. In 1869, August Belmont took first and second money with his own Fenian and Glenelg. When the race initially started running in 1867 it took place at Jerome Park Racetrack which is in the Bronx. The race didn't move until the Belmont Park opened in 1905 and the race has since remained at this venue.

The Belmont Stakes race is the third race in the triple crown and can carry a ton of excitement. By the time the Belmont Stakes rolls around bettors usually have an idea of what to expect from each horse since the top contenders will have already ran two races.. This means bettors have more information to work with in order to tip the odds in their favour and earn money betting on the Belmont Stakes race.

The Belmont Stakes is a 1.5-mile race, while the Kentucky Derby is only 1.25-mile and the Preakness Stakes is only 1.1875-mile. This extra distance changes the entire dynamic of the race and some horses who may excel at the first two races will not be able to last that extra quarter mile at the Belmont Stakes. This is why the Belmont Stakes is often referred to as the "test of the champion".

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Belmont Stakes Trivia

1 1/2miles - The distance of the Belmont Stakes, longer than both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

2 - The number of horses to compete in the race when Man o' War won in 1920. The race also had a two-horse field on four occasions before that.

2:24 - The distance of the Belmont Stakes, longer than both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

1 1/2miles - Record winning time for the Belmont, set by Secretariat when he won the Triple Crown in 1973.

3 - The number of times the Belmont has been decided by a nose, most recently when Victory Gallop denied Real Quiet a Triple Crown win in 1998.

3 - The number of fillies who have won the race. Rags to Riches' 2007 win is the most recent, breaking a 102-year drought since Tanya won the race in 1905.

6 - Number of Belmont wins by jockeys Eddie Arcaro and Jim McLaughlin, tied for the record.

8 - Record number of Belmont Stakes wins by a trainer, held by James Rowe Sr. His last win came in 1913, and he also won two Belmont Stakes as a jockey.

15 - The biggest field ever to contest the race, in 1983.

20 - The number of (equine) winners whose named started with the letter C, more popular than any other first initial.

31 lengths - The margin of victory when Secretariat romped in the 1973 edition, a record.

34 - The number of odds-on favorites to run in the Belmont since 1940. Thirteen of them won.

62 - Number of times the betting favorite has won the Belmont, equal to 42 percent of the time.

$142.50 - Record win payoff, when Sarava won at 70.25-1 in 2002.

1867 - The year the Belmont was first run. This year marks the race's 153rd running, as there was no Belmont held in 1911 and 1912.

120,139 - Record attendance, at the 2004 race when Smarty Jones lost his Triple Crown bid.