Buglers Tony and Carson Cambaro play the Call to the Post on opening day of the Belmont festival at the Saratoga Race Course on June 4, 2025 in Saratoga Springs. The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes comes Saturday, but the five-day event that includes the final leg of the Triple Crown starts up today at Saratoga Race Course.

Thursday’s card during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course will be bolstered by a Pick 6 carryover of $55,492 after the multi-race wager went unsolved on Wednesday’s 10-race program.

Thursday’s bankroll section must be a “Plan B.” The horse I’m most excited to bet comes in the finale, and that’s probably too late for my editors and the