when is the belmont stakes

The 2025 Belmont Stakes will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025. It will take place at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, as the race is temporarily moved there due to construction at Belmont Park. The 2025 Belmont Stakes is part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which runs from Wednesday, June 4 through Sunday, June 8, 2025. The race is scheduled to start at 7:04 p.m. Eastern Time on June 7. This is the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes, with a $2 million purse for the race that year.