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The 1973 Belmont Stakes was the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, held on June 9, 1973. Facing a field of five horses, Secretariat won by 31 lengths going away (had the race been longer he would have won by even more), the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, in front of a crowd of 69,138 spectators.
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.It is run over the worldwide classic distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 metres).
Horses race down the stretch on Belmont Park's main track, nicknamed "Big Sandy" by owners, trainers, jockeys and fans. The main track is the longest dirt racecourse in North American thoroughbred racing—at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km).
And while the competition was tougher in his second race, Mindframe is the only horse in the Belmont who has never competed in a stakes race; every other runner has competed in at least two graded ...
The home of the third and final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown is finally getting a major makeover. A little over a year from now, after it hosts the Belmont Stakes in 2024, Belmont Park is ...
After the renovations, the 50,000-capacity track will be winterized and updated for everyday racing, with the ability to expand for big racing days like the Belmont Stakes. “The new Belmont Park ...
Belmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse, and is located just outside of the central business district on the Burswood Peninsula surrounded by the Swan River. The track has a circumference of 1,699 metres (5,574 ft) with a 333 ...
Inaugurated in 1996, it is named after the county on Long Island in which Belmont Park is located. On November 28, 2007, this Grade II stakes race was downgraded to a Grade III by the American Graded Stakes Committee. Previously, Belmont Park hosted the Nassau County Handicap, a race on dirt for horses of either sex, age three and older. This ...