The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds; fillies carry 121 pounds.
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Rich Strike will square off against a tough field featuring horses who ran in the Derby (Mo Donegal, Barber Road), the Preakness (Creative Minister, Skippylongstocking), and some talented new shooters as well (We the People, Nest). The 1 ½-mile Belmont Stakes is nicknamed the “Test of the Champion” for an appropriate reason:
its marathon distance is something none of these 3-year-olds has ever attempted before and may never attempt again.
Thirteen horses have managed to follow wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness by taking the Belmont, thus etching their names in the sport’s lore as Triple Crown winners: Sir Barton (1919); Gallant Fox (1930); Omaha (1935); War Admiral (1937); Whirlaway (1941); Count Fleet (1943); Assault (1946); Citation (1948); Secretariat (1973); Seattle Slew (1977); Affirmed (1978); American Pharoah (2015); and Justify (2018).
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For the main Belmont race, coverage runs from 5 to 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
This year, he has been red-hot in the Triple Crown prep races, hitting the superfecta in the Blue Grass Stakes, the trifecta in the Louisiana Derby and exactas in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby. He also has hit the $40 winner of the Man o’ War Stakes, the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup and multiple Pick 4s, including May 14’s at Belmont for $1,851. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
The Belmont Stakes anchors a spectacular day of racing at “Big Sandy” that also features eight other graded stakes, including three “Win and You’re In” qualifying races for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. NBC Sports’ coverage June 11 begins on CNBC at 3 p.m. ET before switching to NBC at 5 p.m. ET. Earlier races Saturday at Belmont will be shown on “America’s Day at the Races” on FS2.
