Belmont Park

The New York Racing Association announced June 28 that the 14-day quarantine of Barn 28 at Belmont Park has been lifted by the New York State Department of Agriculture.

Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Ashley T. Cole Stakes at Belmont at the Big A and The Tale of the Cat Stakes at Monmouth.

Acacia Clement & Sara Elbadwi look back at the N.Y.S.S. Spectacualr Bid Division Stakes at Belmont at the Big A and The Goldwood Stakes at Monmouth.

Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the N.Y.S.S. Spectacular Bid Division Stakes at Belmont at the Big A and The Goldwood Stakes at Monmouth.

Andy Serling & Sara Elbadwi look back at the N.Y.S.S. Cupecoy's Joy Division at Belmont at the Big A and The Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth.

Lost in the shuffle of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival June 6-8, was Kilwin's victory in the Leslie's Lady Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs June 8. She beat a field that included multiple graded stakes-placed Vodka With a Twist.

The New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission have placed Barn 28 at Belmont Park under a 14-day precautionary quarantine until further notice due to a positive case of strangles in that barn.

The Belmont Stakes (G1) will be run at Saratoga Race Course for a third consecutive year in 2026, with plans for the classic to return to Belmont Park in 2027, according to an announcement June 13 by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the N.Y.S.S. Cupecoy's Joy Division Stakes at Belmont at the Big A and The Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth.

As major renovations continue at Belmont Park, NYRA officials express steadfast confidence in the project's completion by fall 2026 at June 13 meeting of the New York State Franchise Oversight Board.