It’s official: The Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course in 2026 – the third year in a row the final leg of the Triple Crown is contested at the Spa as the rebuilding of Belmont Park continues. The announcement on Friday by the New York Racing Association and Gov. Kathy Hochul come...
The rain stopped, the skies cleared, the track went from sloppy to muddy to good, and Sovereignty reigned supreme by once again outdueling Journalism and winning the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course. Sovereignty, who came from behind to top Journalism in the Kentucky Derby (G1)...
2025 Belmont Stakes Day: Track Update and Betting Breakdown The races are underway at Saratoga, and the track is officially listed as sloppy and sealed, while the turf course is rated yielding. Rain earlier in the day led to many scratches in the earlier races, most of them due to the weather. If yo...
How important is time in the Belmont Stakes? Secretariat set a world record for 1 1/2 miles on the dirt when he won the 1973 Belmont in 2:24. Secretariat also holds the fastest half-mile, three-quarter mile, one mile, and 1 1/4-mile fractions in Belmont Stakes history. The fractional times for the...
Rodriguez' past performances, jockey, trainer, Belmont Stakes odds and full analysis heading into the third leg of the Triple Crown. “Fresh horses win the Belmont” has become a popular mantra—and while there’s truth to it, Rodriguez is testing the limits of that theory with 6/1 Belmont Stake...
Three horses share the shortest margin of victory in Belmont Stakes history, winning by a nose – Granville beat Mr. Bones in 1936; Jaipur beat Admiral’s Voyage in 1962; Victory Gallop beat Real Quiet in 1998, and Creator prevailed over Destin in 2016. There have been a number of head decisions, ...
The 157th Belmont Stakes is set for Saturday, June 7, 2025, with a post time scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET at Saratoga Race Course, marking the dramatic conclusion to this year’s Triple Crown season. Horse racing has a strong foothold in Florida, thanks to tracks like Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Do...
And just like that, heavy rain forced postponement of the two top turf races before Saturday’s running of the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1). The $1 million Manhattan Stakes (G1) and the $500,000 Jaipur Stakes (G1), a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In’’ race have been rescheduled for Sund...
2025 Belmont Stakes Day: Track Conditions The action is underway at Saratoga, and the main track has officially been labeled sloppy and sealed, while the turf course is currently rated yielding. Rainfall earlier in the morning prompted a wave of scratches across the undercard—most of them weather-...
Of the leading trainers in Belmont Stakes history, only one has previously saddled a winner, Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher. Of his four previous winners, one was Rags to Riches, who is one of only three fillies in history to have ever captured the third Jewel of the Triple Crown. This year, Pletcher w...
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