2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes Odds - Forever Young favourite for Belmont grand re-opening
Belmont Park welcomes back fans this weekend after a major three-year renovation. Friday’s highlight is the 2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, an important race in the 'Win And You're In' series for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Japanese star Forever Young, fresh off a Breeders’ Cup win and a Dubai World Cup runner-up, enters as the strong favorite. Chief rivals include Phileas Fogg, Baeza, Banishing, and several other challengers eager to seize the spotlight in this historic Group One contest.
- Betting and entries for the 2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes
- Belmont Park reopens with a cracking card on Friday 18th September
- Forever Young is the 3/5 favourite
Following a three-year total rebuild, Belmont Park will reopen its gates to the public this weekend. Friday's celebratory card is headlined by the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, a historic ten-furlong Group One race which features in the "Win And You're In" series for the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Here's the latest betting for Friday's feature race at Belmont Park.
2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes Odds
| Name | Odds |
|---|---|
| Forever Young | 3/5 |
| Phileas Fogg | 9/2 |
| Baeza | 6/1 |
| Banishing | 12/1 |
| Bar | 16/1 |
2026 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes Runners
The odds-on favourite to land Friday's feature is Japanese superstar Forever Young. Yoshito Yahagi's star landed the Breeders' Cup Classic on his most recent run on US soil and returns to action for the first time since that narrow defeat to Magnitude in the Dubai World Cup.
Leading the charge against the favourite is Phileas Fogg, who steps up to Group One company following a ten-length romp in the Suburban Stakes. Bill Mott's Baeza was also beaten by Magnitude in the Stephen Foster Stakes and has nine lengths to find with Forever Young from their clash in last year's Breeders' Cup Classic.
Ethan West will be represented by Chunk Of Gold following two narrow defeats so far this season. David Jacobson's Banishing won the Godolphin Mile at Meydan in March and proved his versatility with a Listed win over a sprint trip in July.
Bill Mott's second string Stars And Stripes drops back in trip after landing the 14-furlong Birdstone Stakes. Ken McPeek's four-year-old Render Judgement is the seventh and final entrant.
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