Ridden by Junior Alvarado, Sovereignty swept past favored Journalism in the stretch and powered to victory. Journalism held on for second, with Baeza getting up for third.

For the second consecutive year, the Belmont Stakes is in Saratoga Springs, New York, instead of Elmont. Here's why.

Takeaways from the 157th Belmont Stakes (G1) and other major races that were part of the five-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival (through June 7) at Saratoga Race Course.

The redeveloped Belmont Park is still scheduled for completion in September 2026, three months after the Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes will be contested at Saratoga Race Course for the second straight year due to renovations at Belmont Park. Journalism and Sovereignty, the winners of the first two Triple Crown races, are the headliners in the eight-horse field. One of those two horses is expected to win given how strong each of them have looked in 2025.

Saratoga itself is a draw for avid fans, given the track’s place in history, but the debate continues about how to draw casual fan interest in the Triple Crown.

Spinning Colors, ridden by John Velazquez, won the Mount Vernon to cap off a day of seven stakes races to open the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga.