The 158th Belmont Stakes (G1) day June 6—contested at Saratoga Race Course for a third consecutive year and the final time before Belmont Park’s reopening—saw $116,077,378 in all-sources handle on its 14-race card.
That figure was up 14% from the $101,861,883 wagered last year on a shortened 12-race program, which saw two of its marquee turf races, the Jaipur (G1T) and Manhattan (G1T) stakes, moved to the following day because of heavy rain.
The first year (2023) the third leg of the Triple Crown was contested at the upstate New York track, all-sources handle reached $125.7 million on the 14-race card.
Despite some showery weather to start the card and a brief burst of rain before the horses reached the starting gate for the Belmont Stakes, the skies were generally partly cloudy throughout the day, but the humidity was high.
