Belmont Stakes Day At Saratoga Crosses $100 Million In Handle

The crowd files in as the rain ends at Saratoga | Tod Marks

The 12-race Belmont Stakes Day card, highlighted by Sovereignty's (Into Mischief) victory in the GI Belmont Stakes, generated all-sources handle of $101,861,883 with a paid attendance of 46,243, NYRA announced in a press release Saturday evening.

Originally a 14-race card, heavy rain in the Saratoga Springs region Friday and Saturday forced all races off the turf and canceled both the GI Jaipur [Race 9], a “Win and You're In” for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint; and the GI Resorts World Casino Manhattan [Race 12].

That pair of Grade I's will instead be run Sunday, June 8 to close out the 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.

On-track handle for the Belmont Stakes Day card was $10,440,740 while all-sources handle for the Belmont Stakes alone was $55,456,793.

The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival concludes Sunday with a 13-race card beginning at 12:10 p.m. headlined by the Manhattan and Jaipur.

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