Belmont Stakes Betting – 2010 Belmont Stakes Horse Racing
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Author: Jockson2010 Belmont Stakes Betting: The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The Belmont Stakes race is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes.
It is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings carrying a weight of 126 pounds (57 kg) and for fillies with a weight of 121 pounds (55 kg).
Because of its distance and status as the race that can make or break a Triple Crown champion, the Belmont Stakes has been the venue for some of the most famous moments in American racing.
Share: The 2010 Belmont Stakes Horse Racing will be held at Belmont Park, New York. The date of 2010 Belmont Stakes Horse Racing Betting will start on June 5, 2010.
The Belmont Stakes, the final and most demanding leg of the Triple Crown, is named after August Belmont who had been a leading banker and racing man of the 19th century. He was also the first President of the Jockey Club in 1867. In 1869, August Belmont took first and second money with his own Fenian and Glenelg.
Belmont Stakes Information
Location: Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, United States
Inaugurated: 1867
Race type: Thoroughbred
Website: belmontstakes.com
Race information
Distance: 1 miles (12 furlongs), Track Dirt, Left-handed
Qualification: 3-year-old
Weight: Colt/Gelding: 126 lbs (57.2 kg)