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Belmont StakesAmerican Grade I Thoroughbred horse race
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over the worldwide classic distance of 1½ miles (2,400 m). The race, nicknamed The Test of the Champion, The Test of Champions and The Run for the Carnations, is the traditional third and final leg of the Triple Crown. wikipedia.org
- Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
- June 19, 1867
- Thoroughbred
- 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlongs)
- 2:24, Secretariat (1973, 1+1⁄2 miles)
- Dirt
- 3-year-old
- Colt/Gelding: 126 pounds (57 kg); Filly: 121 pounds (55 kg)
- Arcangelo, Javier Castellano (jockey), Jena M. Antonucci (trainer)
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It takes approximately 700 "select" carnations imported from Colombia to create the 40-pound blanket draped over the winner of the Belmont Stakes.
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