Betting The Horses

The Belmont Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually in Elmont, New York.  The Belmont Stakes is held on the third Saturday following the Preakness Stakes.  It is the last of three races that make up the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.  The Belmont Stakes comes after the Kentucky Derby (held in early May) and the Preakness Stakes (held mid-May).

The Belmont Stakes is the longest race of the Triple Crown Series.  Belmont Stakes betting attracts huge money as it is being the last episode of the Triple Crown Championship races. It is a one and a half mile (2.4 km) race held at Belmont Park.  It is a race for 3-year-old thoroughbred horses.  The Belmont Stakes is sometimes known as the “Run for the Carnations” because upon winning the victor is draped with a blanked of white carnations that is draped over their neck.  It is also called the “Test of the Champion” for its longer length and because it is the final race of the Triple Crown Series.

The Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the 3 races that make up the Triple Crown series of horse races, having been first run in 1866.   The Belmont Stake was first run at Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx, but was moved to Morris Park Racecourse and then again in 1905 to its now home at Belmont Park

Records of the Belmont Stakes include:

• Speed Record: 2:24.00 – Secretariat (1973)
• Most wins by a jockey: 6, Jim McLaughlin, Eddie Arcaro
• Most wins by a trainer: 8, James G. Rowe, Sr.
• Most wins by an owner: 6, Belair Stud