The sun rises over training horses at the Saratoga Race Track, before running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Thursday, June 5, 2025. Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard ...

The sun rises over training horses at the Saratoga Race Track, before running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Thursday, June 5, 2025.

The first day of the Belmont Festival at Saratoga Race Course started Wednesday morning with traditions, hats and horses. Fans lined up to take it all in — several sought a bit of relief from ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – A power outage briefly disrupted racing Thursday during the second day of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. Around 1:50 p.m., shortly after Sassy C W ...

That kind of race setup would benefit No. 6 Baeza, another stalker, and potentially No. 5 Crudo, who will likely be near the lead, but behind No. 3 Rodriguez out of the gate. Trifecta box: 5-6-7.

The unfortunate news of another strangles outbreak at Saratoga, this time in Barn 66 with the George Weaver-trained filly ...

The race is scheduled to return to the new Belmont Park in 2026. Here’s a look at why each horse can and can’t win the Belmont — many serious, a few tongue in cheek and one destined to be right.

Spinning Colors, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, won the Mount Vernon to cap off a day of seven stakes races to open the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course.

2025 Belmont Stakes Betting Preview The Saratoga Shift: How the Track Changes the Race. The change in venue from Belmont Park to Saratoga can’t be ignored when handicapping this year’s race.

The sun rises over training horses at the Saratoga Race Track, before running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Jessica ...

The sun rises over training horses at the Saratoga Race Track, before running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Thursday, June 5, 2025. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard Sovereignty, as he crosses the finish line to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.