Belmont Tickets on Sale Feb. 13;Presale Policies Adjusted Due to 2024 Issues

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced on Monday that general admission tickets, hospitality offerings, and reserved seats for the 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at the Saratoga Race Course will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 13 at BelmontStakes.com/tickets. 

NYRA also announced that it has adjusted this year’s presale “to ensure the most equitable opportunity for fans.” Beginning January 28, and continuing through January 31, prospective ticket buyers can enter a drawing at BelmontStakes.com to secure access to various presale opportunities. Those prospective buyers will then be selected at random and directed to select ticket preferences based on available inventory.  NYRA said that entering the presale drawing does not guarantee an opportunity to purchase tickets prior to the general public on-sale, nor does it preclude fans from participating in the general public on-sale.

Last year, some prospective presale buyers said that when they tried to buy specific tickets, the Ticketmaster website suddenly said the tickets were no longer available. Others reported they were unable to buy tickets at all, despite having access to the presale.

Also, an advertisement on the Belmont Stakes tickets website fooled some buyers by featuring a green “Continue” button that linked to another site asking for credit card information. A message above the advertisement that read “paid banners below are not related to Belmont Stakes Ticket Sales” appeared to have been added later.