Opened
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May 4, 1905
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Last Race Date
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Still in Operation
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Racing Type
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Thoroughbred
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Abbreviation
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Bel
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Purse Value Index
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68
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Signature Race
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Belmont Stakes (GI)
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Announcers
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Fred Capossela
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Dave Johnson
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Marshall Cassidy
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Tom Durkin
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- 05/04/1905 Belmont Park opens for racing.
- 10/31/1963 Belmont Park is condemend and closes for renovations.
- 05/20/1968 The newly renovated Belmont Park opens for racing.
- 10/13/1968 Longtime NY rider Mike Venezia, dies from injuries during race.
- 06/09/1973 Secretariat, sets track record wins first triple crown since 1948.
- 07/06/1975 The great filly Ruffian, breaks down during match race.
- 06/11/1977 Another triple crown winner, as Seattle Slew wins Belmont Stakes.
- 06/10/1978 Looks easy, back to back triple crowns, Affirmed joins elite group.
- 06/05/2004 120,139 watch Smarty Jones fail in Belmont Stakes, set track record.
- 10/29/2005 Handle record set as $14,695,958 is bet on Breeders Cup Day.
- 06/06/2015 Not that easy! It takes 37 years before American Pharoah wins Belmont Stakes.