By In recognition of the Belmont at Saratoga meet and the running of the Belmont Stakes this Saturday, Pro-Handicap Analytics will provide coverage of both Saratoga along with Churchill Downs, Laurel Park and Monmouth Park beginning Friday and continuing through the weekend. Belmont Stakes weekend features a strong lineup of stakes races highlighted by the third leg of the Triple Crown.
The Belmont Stakes returns to Saratoga Race Course this Saturday for the third consecutive year while Belmont Park undergoes renovation. The 158th running of the final leg of the Triple Crown has drawn a competitive nine-horse field highlighted by Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo and runner-up Renegade. The race is contested at Saratoga’s 1¼-mile configuration rather than the traditional 1½ miles at Belmont Park.
2026 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga — Post Positions and Morning-Line Odds
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Morning Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitruvian Man | Doug O’Neill | 30-1 |
| 2 | Powershift | Todd Pletcher | 12-1 |
| 3 | Chief Wallabee | Bill Mott | 3-1 |
| 4 | Renegade | Todd Pletcher | 2-1 |
| 5 | Growth Equity | Chad Brown | 12-1 |
| 6 | Ottinho | Chad Brown | 20-1 |
| 7 | Emerging Market | Chad Brown | 6-1 |
| 8 | Commandment | Brad Cox | 6-1 |
| 9 | Golden Tempo | Cherie DeVaux | 9-2 |
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