Belmont Stakes



         


horse race held yearly on the first Saturday of June, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third leg of the Triple Crown, following the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. It is a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old Colts and geldings carrying a weight of 126 pounds (57 kg) and for fillies with a weight of 121 pounds (55 kg).

The first Belmont Stakes was held at Jerome Park in the Bronx, built in 1866 by stock market speculator Leonard Jerome (1817-1891) and financed by August Belmont, Sr. (1816-1890) for whom the race was named. The race continued to be held at Jerome Park until 1890 when it was moved to Morris Park, a nearby racetrack in the Bronx. The race remained there until the May 1905 opening of the new Belmont Park, 430 acre (1.7 km²) racetrack in Elmont, New York.

Anti-betting legislation was passed in New York State, closing Belmont and canceling the race for two years between 1911 and 1912.

The first post parade in the United States was at the 14th Belmont, in 1880. Until 1921, the race was run in the clockwise tradition of English racing.

Since 1926, a silver bowl, made by Louis Comfort Tiffany and donated by the Belmont family, has been given to the winning owner. Atop the bowl's cover is a silver figure of Fenian, winner of the third running of the Belmont Stakes in 1869.

Because of its length, and because it is the final race of the Triple Crown, it is sometimes called the "Test of Champions". Most three-year-olds are unaccustomed to the distance, and lack the ability to maintain a winning speed for so long.

The race distance has varied: from 1867 until 1873, it was 1 5/8 miles (2.6 km). In 1874 the distance was reduced to 1 1/2 miles (2.4 km), and from 1890 to 1892, and in 1895, the distance was 1 1/4 miles (2 km). From 1896 until 1925, the distance was increased to the original 1 5/8 miles (2.6 km). In 1926, the race distance was set at the present 1 1/2 miles (2.4 km).

Trainers with most wins:

On June 5, 1993 thoroughbred racing's all-time leading female jockey, Julie Krone, became the first woman to win a Triple Crown race when she rode to victory in the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair.

Secretariat's 1973 Belmont victory set a record not only for the race, but for the mile and a half (2.4 km) on dirt, that still stands.


Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2004 Birdstone Edgar Prado 2003 Empire Maker Jerry Bailey 2002 Sarava Edgar Prado 2001 Point Given Gary Stevens 2000 Commendable Pat Day 1999 Lemon Drop Kid Jose Santos 1998 Victory Gallop Gary Stevens 1997 Touch Gold Chris McCarron 1996 Editor's Note Rene Douglas 1995 Thunder Gulch Gary Stevens 1994 Tabasco Cat Pat Day 1993 Colonial Affair Julie Krone 1992 A.P. Indy Eddie Delahoussaye 1991 Hansel Jerry Bailey 1990 Go And Go Michael Kinane 1989 Easy Goer Pat Day 1988 Risen Star Eddie Delahoussaye 1987 Bet Twice Craig Perret 1986 Danzig Connection Chris McCarron 1985 Creme Fraiche Eddie Maple 1984 Swale Laffit Pincay Jr. 1983 Caveat Laffit Pincay Jr. 1982 Conquistador Cielo Laffit Pincay Jr. 1981 Summing George Martens 1980 Temperence Hill Eddie Maple 1979 Coastal Ruben Hernandez 1978 Affirmed † Steve Cauthen 1977 Seattle Slew † Jean Cruguet 1976 Bold Forbes Angel Cordero Jr. 1975 Avatar Bill Shoemaker 1974 Little Current Miguel Rivera 1973 Secretariat † Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin 2:24.00
1972 Riva Ridge Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin 2:28.00
1971 Pass Catcher Walter Blum 1970 High Echelon John Rotz 1969 Arts And Letters Braulio Baeza 1968 Stage Door Johnny Gus Gustines 1967 Damascus Bill Shoemaker 1966 Amberoid William Boland Lucien Laurin 2:29.60
1965 Hail To All John Sellers 1964 Quadrangle Manuel Ycaza 1963 Chateaugay Braulio Baeza 1962 Jaipur Bill Shoemaker 1961 Sherluck Braulio Baeza 1960 Celtic Ash Bill Hartack 1959 Sword Dancer Bill Shoemaker 1958 Cavan Pete Anderson 1957 Gallant Man Bill Shoemaker 1956 Needles David Erb 1955 Nashua Eddie Arcaro 1954 High Gun Eric Guerin 1953 Native Dancer Eric Guerin 1952 One Count Eddie Arcaro 1951 Counterpoint David Gorman 1950 Middleground William Boland 1949 Capot Ted Atkinson 1948 Citation † Eddie Arcaro 1947 Phalanx R. Donoso 1946 Assault † Warren Mehrtens 1945 Pavot Eddie Arcaro Oscar White 2.30.20
1944 Bounding Home G.L. Smith 1943 Count Fleet † Johnny Longden 1942 Shut Out Eddie Arcaro 1941 Whirlaway † Eddie Arcaro 1940 Bimelech Fred A. Smith 1939 Johnstown James Stout 1938 Pasteurized James Stout 1937 War Admiral † Charley Kurtsinger 1936 Granville James Stout 1935 Omaha † Willie Saunders 1934 Peace Chance W.D. Wright 1933 Hurryoff Mack Garner 1932 Faireno Tom Malley 1931 Twenty Grand Charley Kurtsinger 1930 Gallant Fox † Earl Sande 1929 Blue Larkspur Mack Garner 1928 Vito Clarence Kummer 1927 Chance Shot Earl Sande 1926 Crusader Albert Johnson 1925 American Flag Albert Johnson 1924 Mad Play Earl Sande 1923 Zev Earl Sande 1922 Pillory C.H. Miller 1921 Grey Lag Earl Sande 1920 Man O' War Clarence Kummer 1919 Sir Barton † Johnny Loftus 1918 Johren Frank Robinson 1917 Hourless James Butwell 1916 Friar Rock E. Haynes 1915 The Finn George Byrne 1914 Luke Mcluke Merritt Buxton 1913 Prince Eugene Roscoe Troxler 1910 Sweep James Butwell 1909 Joe Madden Eddie Dugan 1908 Colin Joe Notter James Rowe Sr. N/A
1907 Peter Pan G. Mountain James Rowe Sr. N/A
1906 Burgomaster Lucien Lyne 1905 Tanya E. Hildebrand 1904 Delhi George Odom 1903 Africander John Bullman 1902 Masterman John Bullman 1901 Commando H. Spencer 1900 Ildrim Nash Turner 1899 Jean Beraud R. Clawson 1898 Bowling Brook Fred Littlefield 1897 Scottish Chieftain J. Scherrer 1896 Hastings Henry Griffin 1895 Belmar Fred Taral 1894 Henry Of Navarre Willie Simms 1893 Commanche Willie Simms 1892 Patron W. Hayward 1891 Foxford Ed Garrison 1890 Burlington Pike Barnes 1889 Eric W. Hayward 1888 Sir Dixon Jim McLaughlin 1887 Hanover Jim McLaughlin 1886 Inspector B Jim McLaughlin 1885 Tyrant Paul Duffy 1884 Panique Jim McLaughlin 1883 George Kinney Jim McLaughlin 1882 Forester Jim McLaughlin 1881 Saunterer T. Costello 1880 Grenada Lloyd Hughes 1879 Spendthrift George Evans 1878 Duke of Magenta C. Holloway 1877 Cloverbrook C. Holloway 1876 Algerine Billy Donohue 1875 Calvin Bobby Swim 1874 Saxon George Barbee 1873 Springbok James Roe 1872 Joe Daniels James Roe 1871 Harry Bassett W. Miller 1870 Kingfisher Ed Brown (aka "Dick") 1869 Fenian C. Miller 1868 General Duke Bobby Swim 1867 Ruthless Gilbert Patrick Triple Crown Winner
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