Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is a horse race that has been held in New York since 1867 . It will be the last race of the US Triple Crown . Only three-year-old thoroughbreds are allowed to start. The Group I race has been run at Belmont Park Racecourse in Nassau County , Long Island , over a distance of 1½ miles since 1926 . The Belmont Stakes are named after the German-American banker and politician August Belmont . His son August Belmont junior financed the construction of the racetrack.
Records
Fastest time
- 02:24:00 - Secretariat (1973)
In 1989 Easy Goer won in 2:26 minutes, the second fastest time. Easy Goer received a Beyer Speed Figure of 122 for the race. This is the best rating awarded for a Triple Crown race since the Beyer Speed Figures were launched in 1987.
Greatest victory distance
- 31 lengths - Secretariat (1973)
Most successful jockey
- 6 wins - Jim McLaughlin , Eddie Arcaro
- 5 wins - Earl Sande , Bill Shoemaker
- 3 wins - Braulio Baeza , Pat Day , Laffit Pincay, Jr. , James Stout , Gary Stevens
Web links
Commons : Belmont Stakes - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Andrew Beyer: On the Fast Track To History . In: The Washington Post , May 17, 2004.