The Triple Crown of U.S. thoroughbred racing won’t be at stake during the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The attraction will be the rematch between Golden Tempo and Renegade. At the Kentucky Derby on May 2,

As they did in the Kentucky Derby, Repole and his partners have the morning-line favorite here, a bay colt with a record of 6-2-3-1. In deep stretch in Louisville, Renegade had a good shot at bringing Repole his long-coveted Derby win, but despite a resolute effort, he was collared by longshot Golden Tempo strides from the wire.

Our horse racing expert delivers his best exacta, trifecta, and superfecta picks for the 2026 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, featuring No. 3 Chief Wallabee. Free Belmont Stakes predictions for Saturday,

The Brad Cox-trained Commandment (6-1), 5 1/4 lengths back in seventh in the Kentucky Derby after winning his previous four races, will be ridden by John Velazquez, who has won all three Triple Crown legs in his Hall of Fame career. Commandment, too, likely will stalk the early pace out of Post No. 7.

Bidding for his first Belmont Stakes victory, Brown will send out a trio of runners on Saturday - Emerging Market, Growth Equity and Ottinho.

The 2026 Belmont Stakes takes place this Saturday, June 6 at 3 PM ET.