2026 Belmont Stakes odds, horses, futures: Uncanny bettor releases picks, best bets

The Third Jewel of the Triple Crown is approaching as the 2026 Belmont Stakes will be held on Saturday, June 6. Saratoga Race Course in Upstate New York will host the Belmont Stakes 2026 for the third straight year while its traditional home, Belmont Park, undergoes renovations. Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is part of the 2026 Belmont Stakes field but Preakness champion Napoleon Solo is not. The 2026 Belmont Stakes will go to post at 7:04 p.m. ET, with the temperature around 80 degrees and some scattered storms in the area.

Kentucky Derby runner-up Renegade tops the 2026 Belmont Stakes odds at 2-1. He's followed by Chief Wallabee (3-1) and Golden Tempo (9-2). 

Before making any 2026 Belmont Stakes picks for the annual Run for the Carnations, you NEED to see what our resident horse racing guru, Jody Demling, has to say, given his historical DOMINATION of this race!

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling hit the top three finishers in the 2025 Kentucky Derby in the correct order! He also called 11 of the last 22 Preakness winners and has predicted the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last eight years, including an exacta in 2022 with Mo Donegal and Nest. Anyone who has followed him on those picks could be WAY UP! Join SportsLine here to see his picks for this year!

For the 2026 Belmont Stakes, we can tell you Demling is fading Golden Tempo (3-1), even though the Kentucky Derby winner is well-rested after skipping the Preakness. "I don't believe the set up of this race will be anything like it was in the Derby, which was perfect for a deep closer," Demling told SportsLine. See who he's picking this year!

Instead, Demling is especially high on an EPIC longshot who a legendary trainer is "very high on!" He's including this horse in his 2026 Belmont Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his 2026 Belmont Stakes picks before locking in any of your own!

Who wins the 2026 Belmont Stakes, and which EPIC longshot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Jody Demling's 2026 Belmont Stakes projected leaderboard, all from the expert who has nailed four of the last eight Belmont winners!

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