Belmont Park Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Horse Racing News & Events

Belmont Stakes Odds And Leading Contenders

The 2021 Belmont Stakes looks most competitive, with five leading contenders in the eight-horse field. Four of those runners have Grade I wins to their credit, and they range in odds from 2-1 to 6-1. On paper, it appears that one of those leading favorites will win — Essential Quality, Preakness Stakes winner Rombauer, Hot […]

Posted on: June 3, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Trainer Bob Baffert Suspended From Racing At Belmont, Other New York Racetracks

Bob Baffert’s troubles continue Top trainer Bob Baffert was suspended this week from entering horses at New York racetracks. That includes Belmont Park and the Belmont Stakes on June 5. Baffert is suspended pending an investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit‘s failed postrace drug test. Medina Spirit finished third as the favorite in […]

Posted on: May 18, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Belmont Park 2021 Spring/Summer Meet Schedule

The 48-day Belmont Park 2021 spring/summer meet begins Thursday, April 22, and runs through Sunday, July 11. A total of 59 stakes races worth nearly $17 million highlights the meet, which begins opening weekend without fans in the stands. “Although Belmont Park will be closed to spectators throughout opening weekend, NYRA looks forward to seeing […]

Posted on: April 22, 2021 | Fairway Jay

Empire Showcase Day Features Eight Stakes Races At Belmont Park

Empire Showcase Day is Saturday, Oct. 24 at Belmont Park The 11-race card is a celebration of New York-bred horses, with 8 stakes races worth $1.2 million.

Posted on: October 23, 2020 | Fairway Jay

Belmont Fall Meet Features Seven Breeders’ Cup Qualifying Races

The 27-day Belmont Fall Meet runs Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 1 and features seven "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup qualifying series races.

Posted on: September 17, 2020 | Fairway Jay

Met Mile Headlines Five Graded Stakes On Fourth Of July At Belmont Park

The Met Mile, held at Belmont Park on the Fourth of July, is a one-mile race for 3-year-olds and up and is followed by several more graded stakes races.

Posted on: July 4, 2020 | Fairway Jay

Favorite Tiz the Law Captures Belmont Stakes Win for New York

Tiz the Law may have been the favorite and not a shocking winner, but he made history for New York as the first horse bred there to win the Belmont Stakes since Forester in 1882.

Posted on: June 20, 2020 | Jennifer Newell

How Belmont Fans Prepare for America’s Day at the Races

Today, June 20, is America’s Day at the Races. And there is quite a lot for race fans to celebrate as the Belmont Stakes kicks off the Triple Crown races.

Posted on: June 20, 2020 | Jennifer Newell

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission Rules on the Use of Riding Crops

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission changed its rules on how riding crops are used, after two differing proposals were introduced by the Jockeys’ Guild and the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition.

Posted on: June 16, 2020 | Kimberly French

152nd edition of Belmont Stakes to be contested June 20

On Tuesday (May 19) the New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced the oldest and longest event in the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes (Grade I) will be contested on June 20 at nine furlongs (1-1/8 miles) rather than the traditional version at 1-1/2 miles. Normally contested five weeks after the Kentucky Derby (Grade I) and […]

Posted on: May 19, 2020 | Kimberly French