2025 Belmont Stakes Contenders

Food & Drink: 2025 Belmont Stakes

Enjoy an array of exciting food & beverage options throughout the grounds of Saratoga Race Course, including food trucks, concessions stands, premium dining, and plenty of free samples.

Belmont Stakes Day Picnic Bundle Now Available!

Enhance your Belmont Stakes day with a picnic bundle presented by Mazzone Hospitality. These premium bundles are a perfect add-on to fuel and hydrate groups of up to 6 people throughout your day at the track.

Picnic bundles start at $150, or as low as $25 per person.

Picnic Bundle Options

Only available Saturday, June 7

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Official Belmont Jewel Recipe

Want to make your own Belmont Jewel cocktails at home? Put your own spin on it, or follow our traditional recipe:

  1. 1.5 oz. Redemption® Bourbon Whiskey
  2. 2.0 oz. Lemonade
  3. 1.0 oz Pomegranate Juice
  4. Lemon Twist for Garnish

Free Belmont Jewel Tasting

Belmont Jewels are available for purchase throughout the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, though you will have an opportunity to try them free of charge.

Tasting Details:

  • Friday, June 6

  • Noon to 4:00pm
  • Jim Dandy Bar (Lower Clubhouse)
  • While supplies last
  • Food & Beverage Map

New & Featured Food Trucks/Vendors

These are some of the delicious food options available on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7 during the 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga:

  • Nosh: Italian food
  • Big D Meats: BBQ food
  • Taste of Grill: Mediterranean food
  • Fork in the Road: American comfort food
  • Spuds: Baked potatoes
  • Grey's Donuts: Coffee, donuts, ice cream
  • Liberty Rock Tavern
  • Backroads Burger Co
  • Neighborhood Kitchen
  • Nuchas Empanadas

All vendors are subject to change.

Food, Beverage, & Concessions Map

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Free Samples & Specials

During the Belmont Stakes Festival in Saratoga, attendees can indulge in a wide array of free samples and enticing drink specials that elevate the festive atmosphere. 

Wed
June 4

$2 off beers & cocktails

Taste NY
Free drink samples

Casamigos Tequila

Selfie station & free margarita samples

Thu
June 5

Casamigos Tequila
Selfie station & free margarita samples

Taste NY
Free drink samples

Fri
June 6

5+ Free alcohol samplings

Taste NY
Free drink samples

Dunkin Donuts
Free samplings

Sat
June 7

Bulleit Bourbon
Free samplings

Casamigos Tequila
Selfie station & free margarita samples

Sun
June 8

2 for 1 wins

2 for $20 beers & cocktails

Taste NY
Free drink samples

Casamigos Tequila
Selfie station & free margarita samples

All Drink Deals & Free Tastings

Look forward to a wide variety of free tastings and samplings around the racetrack throughout the five-day festival. All samplings below last from noon to 4:00pm, unless noted otherwise.

Wednesday, June 4 & Thursday, June 5

  • Casamigos Classic Margarita sampling & Selfie Station: Second floor Clubhouse behind Reserved Seating (both days)

  • $2 off beers and cocktails special (Wednesday only)

Friday, June 6

  • Belmont Jewel: Jim Dandy Bar

  • Mionetto: Mionetto Easy Goer
  • Dunkin': Outside Gates B, C/D (3:00–6:30pm)
  • Botanist Elderflower Fizz & Mount Gay Rum Grapefruit Smash: Miller Time Fourstardave Sports Bar
  • Casamigos Classic Margarita sampling & Selfie Station: Second floor Clubhouse behind Reserved Seating

Saturday, June 7

  • Bulleit Bourbon: Woody Camper at the Bulleit Backyard Gazebo

Sunday, June 8

  • 2-for-1 wine specials

  • 2-for-$20 beers and cocktails
  • Happy hour specials: All day long in the Miller Time Fourstardave Sports Bar

Free Samples at the Taste NY Tent

Free samples from an array of New York vendors will be available at the Taste NY tent during the 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival from noon to 5:00pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

  • Whitman Brewing Co.
  • Albany Distilling Company

  • Pick Six Vodka

  • Hinny Hard Seltzer

  • New Scotland Spirits

  • Paradox Brewery

  • Frog Alley Brewing
  • Montauk Brewing Company
  • Northway Brewing Co.
  • Speckled Pig Brewing Co.
  • Social Hour Canned Cocktails

Premium Hospitality Dining

The New York Racing Association is proud to partner with Levy to deliver a world-class food & beverage experience across all hospitality areas of the Belmont Stakes, from concessions and suites to group and private hospitality spaces.

Levy is the market leader in defining hospitality at iconic sports and entertainment venues and events, including the Kentucky Derby, US Open Tennis Championships, Rose Bowl, and Ryder Cup, among others.

Premium Dining Options

'Bel-Mint Stakes' Limited Edition Ice Cream Collab with Stewart's Shops

Head to a Stewart's Shops ice cream counter near you to try this delicious green mint ice cream with a chocolate cookie crumble swirl. Available through June 8.

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