Renegade is the 2-1 morning-line favorite and drew the No. 4 post position. Chief Wallabee (3-1, post No. 3) has the next-best odds, followed by Derby winner Golden Tempo (9-2, post No. 9) Sovereignty won the 2025 Belmont, finishing ahead of Journalism and Baeza in an eight-horse field.

A variety of ticket types are still available for the festival. The NYRA Box Office, located at Gate A, will be open daily, from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. for the duration of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. Admission for children ages 4-12 is free every day, except Saturday. Admission for children on Belmont Stakes Day is $20.

Find out everything you need to know about the 2026 Belmont Stakes horses, contenders, and full field ahead of the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, to be held on Saturday, June 6 at Saratoga.

Cherie DeVaux was born in this bucolic upstate city and, on Saturday, will go to post at historic Saratoga Race Course with her first Belmont Stakes’ starter, Golden Tempo, who, on May 2, made her the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner.

By selling an interest in Vitruvian Man to celebrity-backed syndicate Run Fast Racing, owner-breeder Glenn Sorgenstein hopes a Belmont Stakes appearance can help introduce horse racing to a younger au

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced updated protocols to further enhance fan safety and security while supporting the longstanding cooler policy tradition at historic Saratoga Race

In the fall of 1777, the Battles of Saratoga saw the American Continental Army prevail over the British Army. The victory convinced France to become involved in the Revolutionary War, a decision that helped turn the tide in favor of the Americans.

The Opening Day program of the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival on Wednesday, June 3, at Saratoga Race Course will offer six New York-bred stakes to celebrate the best of racing in the Empire State for New York Showcase Day.

Live thoroughbred racing will resume at the reconstructed Belmont Park on Sept. 18, the New York Racing Association confirmed on Thursday in releasing its stakes schedule for the fall meet in Elmont.

Shadwell Stable’s Jazil entered the 2006 Grade 1 Belmont Stakes with arguably more questions than credentials. His jockey, Fernando Jara, was just 18 years old, and his trainer, Kiaran McLaughlin, had never won a Triple Crown race.