158th Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
Grade I stakes race
Location Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Springs, New York, US
Date June 6, 2026 (2026-06-06)
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
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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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Page, Matthew (June 13, 2025). "Belmont Stakes to return to Saratoga for final time in 2026". AMNY. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  2. ^ Associated Press. "Renovations will move Belmont Stakes to Saratoga in 2024". ESPN. December 6, 2023. Retrieved on December 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Renegade, Chief Wallabee, Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo lead 2026 Belmont Stakes field". Times Union. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Saratoga June 6 2026 Race 13 - Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
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