The pinnacle of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival is today with the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes. It’s the second year in a row that Saratoga is hosting Belmont week, due to the massive ongoing renovation project at Belmont Park on Long Island.

The 157th Belmont Stakes is set for Saturday, June 7, as the final leg of the Triple Crown unfolds at Saratoga Race Course for the second consecutive year.

The battle for the 2025 Belmont Stakes came down to the same two horses who dueled in the stretch run of the Kentucky Derby last month. And the same outcome occurred. Sovereignty — trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Junior Alvarado — cruised past Journalism to win the 157th running of the Grade 1,