Because of renovation work at Belmont Park, the horses ran 1.25 miles instead of the usual 1.5 miles in the 156th Belmont Stakes. The change was made to conform to the track. Saturday’s Belmont Stakes was contested at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Saratoga Race Track hosted the Triple Crown series this year while Belmont Park undergoes renovations until 2026

Dornoch crossed the finish line first in the Belmont Stakes Saturday evening, with the race held for the first time in New York’s Saratoga Springs, 200 miles north of Belmont Park, which is under renovation.