Belmont Stakes 2026 betting odds, favorites, post positions and full field lineup for race at Saratoga.
Renegade is the 2-1 morning line favorite for the 2026 Belmont Stakes after drawing post 4 in Monday's post position draw at Saratoga Race Course. Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, at 9-2, drew the outside post 9.
A nine-horse field will run Saturday in the 158th Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of the Triple Crown.
But there will be no Triple Crown winner this year. Golden Tempo skipped the Preakness, where Napoleon Solo won at Laurel Park on May 16. Trainer Cherie DeVaux opted to bring her Derby winner to Saratoga with fresh legs off five weeks of rest. That’s the same path Sovereignty took to win the Belmont in 2025.
Bill Mott returns to the Belmont with Chief Wallabee, looking for back-to-back wins after Sovereignty last year. Chad Brown sends out three horses: Ottinho, Emerging Market and Growth Wquity.
2026 Belmont stakes Odds, post positions, horses, trainers, jockeys, lineup
1. Vitruvian Man, Doug O’Neill, Antonio Fresu, 30-1
2. Powershift, Todd Pletcher, Luis Saez, 12-1
3. Chief Wallabee, Bill Mott, Junior Alvarado, 3-1
4. Renegade, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., 2-1
5. Ottinho, Chad Brown, Dylan Davis, 20-1
6. Growth Equity, Chad Brown, Manny Franco, 12-1
7. Commandment, Brad Cox, John Velazquez, 6-1
8. Emerging Market, Chad Brown, Flavien Prat, 6-1
9. Golden Tempo, Cherie DeVaux, Jose Ortiz, 9-2
Belmont Stakes 2026 Prize Money, Winner Payout Breakdown
Post time: 7:04 p.m. EDT.
Weights: 126 each.
Distance: 1 1/4 miles.
Purse: $2,000,000.
First place: $1,200,000.
Second place: $360,000.
Third place: $200,000.
Fourth place: $100,000.
Fifth: $60,000.
Sixth: $40,000.
Seventh: $20,000.
Eighth: $20,000.
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