Prep race
Champagne Stakes 2026 Results: U. S. S. Valor Wins and Earns 10 Kentucky Derby Points at Belmont Park
U. S. S. Valor won the Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday, October 3, 2026, for trainer Claude McGaughey III and jockey Manuel Franco, and paid $2.74 to win. The race was worth 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, which puts U. S. S. Valor at number 5 on the leaderboard.
- Date
- Saturday, October 3, 2026
- Post time
- 3:53 PM
- Track
- Belmont Park
- Points, 1st to 5th
- 10-5-3-2-1
- Series
- Road to the Kentucky Derby
- Purse
- $500,000
- Distance
- 1 mile on dirt
- Grade
- Grade 1
Result and points
| Fin | Horse | $2 win | Points | Total now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. S. S. Valor | $2.74 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Gaudreau | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Club Reign | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Earth Song | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Johnny Hockey | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Raku |
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Date, track and points from Churchill Downs, which lists them as subject to change. Fields and results from DRF's entries and the official charts; points totals are Turf Archive's count, and Churchill Downs' leaderboard is the official one.