G1Belmont Stakes
Belmont Park · Elmont, NY, United States
1 1/2 mi · Dirt
The Test of the Champion: a mile and a half, the last leg of the Triple Crown.
Next running
Sat, Jun 5
In 261 days · expected: follows the usual pattern, not yet confirmed
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On the card
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About the race
- First run
- 1867
- Purse
- US$2 million (2024)
- Record
- 2:24Secretariat, 1973
Recent winners
- 2026Golden Tempo · José Ortiz · trained by Cherie DeVaux2:03.49−20.51sJosé Ortiz · trained by Cherie DeVaux
- 2025Sovereignty · Junior Alvarado · trained by William Mott2:00.69−23.31sJunior Alvarado · trained by William Mott
- 2024Dornoch · Luis Saez · trained by Danny Gargan
Run at Saratoga over 1¼ miles in 2024, 2025 and 2026 while Belmont Park was rebuilt.
Facts from Wikipedia, checked 2026-09-15; purses are as published for the year shown.