For starters, the 158th Belmont Stakes will not be hosted at Belmont Park. Rather, Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY will feature this edition, while Belmont Park continues renovations. The $2 million dollar, Grade I Belmont Stakes is raced on 1 and 1/4 miles of dirt. Three year-old thoroughbreds are nominated to qualify in order to participate. On June 6, 2026 the race will post at 7:04 PM ET. The Belmont Stakes is lucky race thirteen on a card of fourteen!
Moreover, the fine nine entries bound for the Belmont Stakes are all Kentucky bred colts and are listed as follows by post/horse (origin of breeding) (gate number if different from post number)/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and finish in the Kentucky Derby as applicable (no Preakness Stakes entries are returning to the Belmont Stakes, while five Kentucky Derby runners are Belmont bound):
- Vitruvian Man (KY)/Antonio Fresu/Doug O’Neill/Glen Sorgenstein WC Racing Inc. and Run Fast Racing/30-1/
- Powershift (KY)/Luis Saez/Repole Stable/Todd Pletcher/12-1/
- Chief Wallabee (KY)/Junior Alvarado/William Mott/Michael and Katherine Ball/3-1/fourth in the Kentucky Derby
- Renegade (KY)/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Todd Pletcher/Robert and Lawana L. Low and Repole Stable/2-1/second in the Kentucky Derby
- Ottinho (KY)/Dylan Davis/Chad Brown/Three Chimneys Farm, LLC./20-1/
- Growth Equity (KY)/Manuel Franco/Chad Brown/Klaravich Stables, Inc./12-1
- Commandement (KY)/John Velazquez/Brad Cox/Wathnan Racing/6-1/seventh in the Kentucky Derby
- Emerging Market (KY)/Flavien Prat/Chad Brown/Klaravich Stables, Inc./6-1/tenth in the Kentucky Derby
- Golden Tempo (KY)/Jose Ortiz/Cherie DeVaux/Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable/9-2/winner of the Kentucky Derby
Furthermore, to watch the Belmont Stakes on television, tune into FOX. The undercard is on FS2 from 10:30 AM to 3 PM ET, then from 3 PM to 4 PM ET on FOX and 4 PM to 7:30 PM ET on FOX and FS1 and finally, the post race from 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM ET on FS2. FanDuelTV will have varied scheduling. Also, be sure to check in on the filly race on Friday. Saratoga will host the Acorn Stakes on Friday, June 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM ET. The Friday televised schedule is FS2 from 11:30 AM to 5 PM ET, 5 PM to 6 PM ET on FOX and 6 PM to * PM on FS1 and variable coverage on FanDuel TV.
Finally, while we are reaching the end of The Triple Crown, we are due some fantastic summer racing. Then, we will be right back On The Road To The Kentucky Derby, in a few months. Please, continue to visit Thoroughbred U all summer long for more horse racing posts. Thank you for your loyalty.
