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Belmont Stakes 2026: Odds, post time and key race day information

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The 158th running of the Belmont Stakes, the last leg of the Triple Crown, will be run on Saturday.

But like the Preakness Stakes, this one won’t be run in its usual way. Known as the “Test of the Champion,” the race will be run at Saratoga Raceway for the third year in a row as Belmont Park begins major renovations in 2024.

Because the race is run on an alternate course, it has a shortened distance of 1 1/4 miles compared to the normal 1 1/2 mile distance at Belmont Park.

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Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, leads the first turn of the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on June 7, 2025 in Saratoga Springs, NY. The race for dominance has been won. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Returning to the Belmont Stakes was Golden Tempo, who won the Kentucky Derby. Golden Tempo did not run in the Preakness Stakes.

Napoleon Solo won the Preakness Stakes but will not compete in the Belmont Stakes. None of the horses competing in the Preakness Stakes will compete in the Belmont Stakes, meaning no horse will compete in all three legs of the Triple Crown.

Nine horses will compete for the $2 million prize.

Who is racing and what are the odds?

Vitruvian Man (Antonio Fresu) 17-1
Power Slide (Luis Saez) 11-1
Chief Wallabee (Little Alvarado) 6-1
Traitor (Irad Ortiz Jr.) 2-1
Ottinho (Dylan Davis) 19-1
Growth Capital (Manuel Franco) 11-1
Emir (John Velazquez) 5-1
Emerging Market (Flavien Prat) 5-1
Golden Tempo (José Ortiz) 9-2

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A horse being washed before practice at Saratoga Race Course

A horse is washed before training ahead of the 158th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, on June 5, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

Who are the favorites?

Renegade, who finished second in the Kentucky Derby and is trained by Todd Pletcher, has the best odds at 2-1.

Emerging Market, trained by Chad Brown, and Commandment, trained by Brad Cox, are at 5-1.

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, trained by Cherie DeVaux, is 9-2. Chief Wallabee, trained by Bill Mott, is 6-1.

What is everyone talking about ahead of the Belmont Stakes?

Golden Tempo is taking a five-week break after winning “Run for the Roses.” This is the second year in a row that the Kentucky Derby winner skipped the Preakness and ran in the Belmont Stakes, as Sovereignty did last year. Sovereignty won last year’s Belmont Stakes.

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Cherie DeVaux holds the trophy in the winner's circle at Churchill Downs

Golden Tempo trainer Cherie DeVaux celebrates with the trophy in the winners’ circle after the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Golden Tempo came to Saratoga last weekend. If Golden Tempo follows in Sovereignty’s footsteps (or hooves, in this case), DeVaux will become the first female trainer to win multiple legs of the Triple Crown in the same year.

Jena Antonucci made history in 2023 by becoming the first female trainer to win the Belmont Stakes and the first female trainer to win a leg of the Triple Crown.

Five horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby will run in the Belmont Stakes: Golden Tempo (winner), Chief Wallabee (fourth), Renegade (second), Commandment (seventh) and Emerging Market (10th).

There is a chance of rain in Saratoga on Saturday afternoon.

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