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The 159th Belmont Stakes is scheduled for Saturday 5 June 2027 at Belmont Park, Elmont, New York; NYRA lists a three-day festival from 3–5 June. The rebuilt venue reopened for racing in September 2026.
01 · Event details
Timing: 3–5 June 2027 festival · Belmont Stakes on Saturday 5 June
Venue or host area: Belmont Park, Elmont, New York. NYRA lists the 2027 festival dates and has announced the return to Belmont Park; venue reconstruction and final event-day operations should be rechecked before travel.
Access: NYRA’s 2027 ticket page lists direct-sale ticket products. No remaining inventory or completed checkout was verified. The event’s 2027 visitor guide says further operational information will be posted later, so do not assume that general venue guidance supplies event-day access details.
02 · Plan the visit
NYRA’s 2027 ticket page listed direct ticket sales, including general-admission, reserved and hospitality options; this is not a live inventory count. The official 2027 visitor guide says detailed event information will be posted later. NYRA’s general venue page lists LIRR and bus options, but these are venue-level information, not a confirmed 2027 event-day service plan.
03 · Location
Five boroughs on a harbour, with Manhattan's grid doing most of the navigational work and the airports spread across Queens and New Jersey.
The airports serving New York City and its region:
Connections, terminals and transfer arrangements change — confirm them with the airline and the organiser rather than planning around a fixed transfer time.
Belmont Park, Elmont, New York. NYRA lists the 2027 festival dates and has announced the return to Belmont Park; venue reconstruction and final event-day operations should be rechecked before travel.
The catalogue marker shows Belmont Park, Elmont, New York at city or region level only — it is not an entrance, a gate, a course or a transfer route. For the event’s position among its category peers, open the Golf & turf overview and map.
04 · Overview
The final leg of the American Triple Crown, run over 1½ miles — the longest of the three — at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The 2027 running is on Saturday 5 June, part of a three-day festival at the rebuilt track.
The Belmont is called the Test of the Champion because of its distance: it is the only American Grade I race at 1½ miles on dirt, and it is where Triple Crown bids are usually settled. The sweeping far turn — the longest stretch of any American track — is where front-runners are caught or escape, and the crowd noise at the top of the stretch is the loudest in American racing.
The first Belmont Stakes was run in 1867, making it the oldest of the three Triple Crown races, and it has been held at Belmont Park since 1905 apart from rebuilding periods. The race moved temporarily to Saratoga while Belmont's grandstand was replaced, and the 2027 edition is the 159th. Its distance has varied over the years, settling at 1½ miles in 1926.
| First held | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1½ miles — longest Triple Crown leg |
| 2027 running | 159th, Saturday 5 June |
| Venue | Belmont Park, Elmont, New York |
| Also | Part of a three-day festival, 3–5 June |
05 · Research & credits
Evidence and event information reviewed 2026-10-31. Published edition facts are separated from typical timing and historical context.
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