Belmont Stakes Information
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race that was inaugurated in 1867. The race is nicknamed The Run for the Carnations and The Test of the Champion, which is the traditional third and final leg of the Triple Crown. The Belmont Stakes takes place on the first or second Saturday in June, this is five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes.
The Belmont Stakes covers one full lap of Belmont Park when the run is at 1 1/2 miles. This is known as "The Championship Track" since nearly every major American champions in racing history competed on the racetrack. The race is considered one of the fairest racetracks in America with its wide, large, sweeping turns and long homestretch. The race tends to favor horses with tactical speed despite the distance.
The Belmont Stakes’ attendance is among the American thoroughbred racing top attended events. The race drew a television audience of 21.9 million viewers in 2004. It also had the highest household viewing rate since 1977. Affirmed in 1978, American Pharoah won the 147th Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
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