What is the Belmont Stakes 2026 Post positions draw results, date, time, how to watch, field, odds for final leg of Triple Crown race




The stage for the final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown race is set.

Although there won't be a Triple Crown winner in 2026, the 158th Belmont Stakes will still be a highly-anticipated attraction with the rematch for the first jewels of the sport's premier races. 

After not running in the Preakness Stakes, 2026 Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo makes his return to the track and faces Preakness Winner Napolepn Solo.
The two went down to the wire at Churchill Downs and they'll meet again for another chance of glory.

The race will still be held at Saratoga Race Course as Belmont Park is still undergoing renovations, and as a result, the race will be contested at 1 ¼-mile instead of the traditional 1 ½-mile distance. Journalism and Sovereignty are the favorites, but could another thoroughbred spoil the rematch and take the title in New York?


When is the 2026 Belmont Stakes Post positions draw?



The field for the Belmont is capped at 14 entrants. The field will be set when the post position draw is held on June 1, 2026


What time is the 2026 Belmont Stakes Post positions draw?


The field for the Belmont Stakes of 14 Horses entries,  the post position draw will start at 5 p.m. ET.

2 p.m. PT.
3 p.m. MT.
4 p.m. CT.
5 p.m. ET.


How to watch the 2026 Belmont Stakes post-position draw Horses revealing show?


The 2026 Belmont Stakes post position draw will be streamed on the NYRA YouTube channel..


2026 Belmont Stakes post positions, field, horses lineup, Odds - 



Here's where each horse landed, as well as its trainer, jockey and current odds:

Here’s the complete look at the Belmont Stakes field.

The results of the post position draw for the Belmont are below, with each horse’s morning-line odds, trainers, jockeys, owners and breeders listed in that order.


No. 1: Vitruvian Man, (30-1), Doug O’Neill, Antonio Fresu, Glenn Sorgenstein WC Racing Inc., Glenn Sorgenstein WC Racing Inc.

No. 2: Powershift, (12-1), Todd Pletcher, Luis Saez, Repole Stable, Liberty Road Stables.

No. 3: Chief Wallabee, (3-1), Bill Mott, Junior Alvarado, Michael and Katherine G. Ball, Mike Ball and Katherine Ball.

No. 4: Renegade, (2-1), Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz, Jr., Robert and Lawana L. Low and Repole Stable, Robert and Lawana Low.

No. 5: Ottinho, (20-1), Chad Brown, Dylan Davis, Three Chimneys Farm (Goncalo B. Torrealba), Three Chimneys Farm.

No. 6: Growth Equity, (12-1), Chad Brown, Manuel Franco, Klaravich Stables Inc., Stone Farm.

No. 7: Commandment, (6-1), Brad Cox, John Velazquez, Wathnan Racing, Lee Pokoik.

No. 8: Emerging Market, (6-1), Chad Brown, Flavien Prat, Klaravich Stables Inc., Stoneriggs Farm.

No. 9: Golden Tempo, (9-2), Cherie DeVaux, Jose Ortiz, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable.


Three of the top four finishers from the Kentucky Derby are racing in the Belmont Stakes. Those horses are Golden Tempo (the winner), Renegade (second) and Chief Wallabee (fourth). Ocelli, the longshot third-place finisher in the Derby, was projected to race in the Belmont, but he instead has been pointed toward the Ohio Derby later this month.

Ocelli also ran in the Preakness Stakes, where he finsihed fourth.  



When is the Belmont Stakes 2026?

What: 158th Belmont Stakes

Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026

Time: 6:50 p.m. ET,   Aprox

TV: Fox

Stream: Fox Sports/Fox One,  Fubo (free trial)

Location: Saratoga Race Course (Saratoga Springs, New York)

Distance: 1 ¼ miles

Purse: $2 million

Potential contenders: Golden Tempo, Renegade, Chief Wallabee, Napoleon Solo, Iron Honor


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