There may be no Triple Crown at stake but the stage is set for two champions to battle it out in this year’s Belmont Stakes.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — For a second consecutive year, the Belmont Stakes is being run at historic Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, creating a buzz in the city that closes off Broadway downtown with the sport's spotlight shining.

No Triple Crown will be on the line Saturday when the starting gate opens for the 2025 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Horse racing fans will get the next best thing, though: a rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness Stakes champ Journalism,