2026 Belmont Stakes
American horse race
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The 2026 Belmont Stakes was the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes and took place on June 6, 2026, at Saratoga Race Course. The post time for the 2026 “Run for the Carnations” was at 7:01 p.m. ET, 3 minutes earlier due to impending weather.
Saratoga Springs, New York, US
| Belmont Stakes | |
| Grade I stakes race | |
| |
| Location | Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, New York, US |
|---|---|
| Date | June 6, 2026 |
| Distance | 1+1⁄4 mi (10 furlongs; 2,012 m) |
| Winning horse | Golden Tempo |
| Winning time | 2:03.49 |
| Final odds | 6.00 |
| Jockey | José Ortiz |
| Trainer | Cherie DeVaux |
| Owner | Phipps Stable (Daisy Phipps Pulito) & St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola) |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
This was the third time in as many years that the last leg of the Triple Crown would take place at Saratoga due to ongoing construction at the race's usual home of Belmont Park.[1]
The winner was Golden Tempo who was also the winner of the 2026 Kentucky Derby. Winning trainer Cherie DeVaux became the second woman to train a Belmont winner, after Jena Antonucci in 2023.
Background
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the 2026 Belmont Stakes would be the third and final time Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, would host the race. Due to Saratoga's smaller main track, the race will be run at 1+1⁄4 mi (10 furlongs; 2,012 m), shorter than the usual 1+1⁄2 mi (12 furlongs; 2,414 m). Belmont Park is scheduled to reopen in the fall of 2026.[1]
The most recent time a Belmont Stakes was held elsewhere was from 1963 to 1967 at Aqueduct Race Track in Ozone Park, Queens, the last time Belmont Park was under construction.[2]
TV broadcast was won by Fox Sports, who will also show on Fox Sports 1 and FS2. Streaming coverage will be free on Fubo. FS2 early coverage beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET and the main channel Fox coverage to begin at 3 p.m. ET.
The race itself was set to start at 7:04 p.m., also known as 'post time', but started at 7:01 p.m. due to impending weather.
Entries
A field of 9 was drawn on June 1st. Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo drew post no. 9 and was given a morning line of 9-2. Renegade was installed as the favorite with 2-1 morning line odds.[3]
Results
| Finish | Program Number |
Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Morning Line Odds |
Final Odds | Margin (Lengths) |
Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Golden Tempo | José Ortiz | Cherie DeVaux | 9-2 | 6.00 | $1,200,000 | |
| 2 | 7 | Commandment | John R. Velazquez | Brad H. Cox | 6-1 | 6.04 | 1+1⁄4 | $360,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Renegade | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | 2-1 | 1.75 | 5+1⁄4 | $200,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Chief Wallabee | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | 3-1 | 5.03 | 8+1⁄2 | $100,000 |
| 5 | 8 | Emerging Market | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | 6-1 | 5.89 | 9 | $60,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Growth Equity | Manuel Franco | Chad C. Brown | 12-1 | 13.85 | 9+1⁄4 | $40,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Vitruvian Man | Antonio Fresu | Doug O'Neill | 30-1 | 24.20 | 11 | $20,000 |
| 8 | 5 | Ottinho | Dylan Davis | Chad C. Brown | 20-1 | 21.28 | 17 | $20,000 |
| 9 | 2 | Powershift | Luis Saez | Todd A. Pletcher | 12-1 | 11.44 | 23+3⁄4 | |
Track condition: Fast
Times: 1⁄4 mile – 23.96; 1⁄2 mile – 48.29; 3⁄4 mile – 1:12.38; mile – 1:37.56; final – 2:03.49.
Splits for each quarter-mile: (23.96) (24.33) (24.09) (25.18) (25.93)[4]
Payout
| Pgm | Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Golden Tempo | $14.00 | $7.32 | $3.88 |
| 7 | Commandment | $7.02 | $4.08 | |
| 4 | Renegade | $2.52 |
- $1.00 Exacta (9-7) $55.67
- $0.50 Trifecta (9-7-4) $51.32
- $0.10 Superfecta (9-7-4-3) $23.79
Sources:[4]
