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NYRA announced its 2025 summer season giveaways at Saratoga Race Course, including sunglasses, T-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, blankets, pennants, tote bags, and sweatshirts, all free with paid admission while supplies last, with special packages available for purchase.
The 2025 Belmont Stakes is facing muddy track conditions due to recent heavy rain, despite improved weather, with four races already moved to the main track; the race is set for Saturday evening in Saratoga Springs, New York.
The 157th Belmont Stakes will be held on June 7, 2025, at Saratoga Race Course, featuring notable horses like Sovereignty and Journalism. The race, part of the Triple Crown series, will be streamed on FOX Sports with a purse of $2 million, but no Triple Crown winner is expected this year. The event includes detailed odds, post positions, and results from previous races.
The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course due to renovations at Belmont Park. Kentucky Derby runner-up Sierra Leone is the favorite, with other top contenders including Mindframe, Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, and Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey. SportsLine writer Gene Menez, known for his accurate horse racing predictions, has shared his picks and betting strategies for the race, advising against betting on Mystik Dan despite his recent successes.
Sierra Leone, trained by Chad Brown, has been named the 9-5 morning-line favorite for the 156th running of the $2 million GI Belmont Stakes, which will be held at Saratoga Race Course due to construction at Belmont Park. The race, featuring a field of 10, includes notable contenders like Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and Preakness winner Seize the Grey. This year's Belmont will be run at 1 1/4 miles instead of the traditional 1 1/2 miles.
The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course due to the ongoing renovation of Belmont Park, with a possibility of the race being held there for two consecutive years. The move is expected to attract a crowd of up to 50,000 spectators. The race will be run at a distance of 1 1/4 miles instead of the traditional 1 1/2 miles. The purse will increase to $2 million, and the race will be part of a four-day festival at Saratoga. The Belmont Stakes is set to return to Belmont Park in 2026.
The Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown, will be held at the Saratoga Race Course in 2024 due to construction at Belmont Park. The four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga will feature 23 stakes races with purses totaling $9.7 million, the highest since the festival's launch in 2014. The purse for the Belmont Stakes will increase from $1.5 million to $2 million. This will be the first time the Belmont Stakes is held in Saratoga.
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has expressed its preference for the 2025 Belmont Stakes to be held at Saratoga Race Course if the race needs to be temporarily relocated due to the $455m renovation of Belmont Park. The 1½-mile race has never been run at Saratoga, but NYRA officials believe it would be an interesting venue for a festival. Local business owners in Saratoga Springs are excited about the prospect of hosting the race, with hotels and hospitality already factoring in the event for 2025.