Belmont Stakes
EventHorse Racing
American Grade I race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds
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Belmont Stakes
- Horse Racing
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds. Traditionally the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, it is run over 1½ miles, the worldwide classic distance. The race is usually held in June and is nicknamed “The Test of the Champion”, “The Test of Champions” and “The Run for the Carnations”. Secretariat set its track and world dirt record of 2:24 in 1973.
- Race distance
- 1½ miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 metres)
- Triple Crown role
- Traditional third and final leg
- Track record
- 2:24, set by Secretariat in 1973
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Belmont Stakes (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q612758
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Mike L Photo's. CC BY 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsMike L Photo's, Flickr: Union Rags - 2012 Belmont StakesModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 277 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
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