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The 2011 Belmont Stakes was the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes and was won by Ruler on Ice. The race was run on June 11, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was 6:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 p.m. UTC).
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).
On August 27, 2011, Ruler on Ice came in fourth in the 2011 Travers Stakes. [12] On September 24, 2011, he finished second to To Honor and Serve in the 2011 Pennsylvania Derby. [13] He was third at the 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic behind Game on Dude and the 2010 Belmont Stakes winner, Drosselmeyer. [14] Ruler on Ice (left) and stablemate Pants ...
The return of Kentucky Derby favorite Forte and Preakness winner National Treasure adds intrigue to the race as the sport deals with a spike in horse deaths.
The Belmont Stakes will be a classic by reputation only. But it’s not without a story line, even when there is no 3-year-old thoroughbred star racing for history. That’s because D. Wayne Lukas ...
Secretariat's run in the Belmont is so legendary the racetrack has a pole inside the rail — in his signature blue-and-white checkered silks — marking where the next-closest horse was when he ...
At the 131st Belmont Stakes on June 5, Charismatic was a 2-1 favorite, with Menifee second in odds at 7–2. The rivalry between Charismatic and Menifee was compared to Affirmed and Alydar in 1978. Charismatic looked like he would become the first horse in 21 years to win the Triple Crown, taking the lead at the 3/16ths pole.
He later rode Dunkirk to a second-place finish in the Belmont Stakes. [2] Winning the Belmont on Union Rags. On May 7, 2011, Velazquez won his first Kentucky Derby, riding Animal Kingdom. He was supposed to ride Uncle Mo, but his horse was scratched from the race due to stomach problems.