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Renovations to Belmont Park are expected to pave the way for the racetrack to host the Belmont Stakes in June 2026. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a construction timeline Monday that includes ...
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 ...
The 2024 Belmont Stakes was the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes and the first time the event took place at Saratoga Race Course, due to renovations at Belmont Park. [1] The 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres) race was won by upset Dornoch (17-1) with a time of 2:01.64.
Racing in New York is currently happening at Aqueduct in Queens, which was home to the Triple Crown finale from 1963-67, the last time Belmont Park was renovated. The race is expected to return to ...
The Belmont Stakes races have been run at Belmont Park since 1905, with the exceptions of 1911–12, when gambling was banned in New York State; the 1963–67 editions, held at Aqueduct while the grandstands at Belmont Park were reconstructed; and the 2024 edition, which was held at Saratoga Race Course due to the second reconstruction of ...
Aerial view of Aqueduct's main track, inner dirt track and turf course, 2010 Main clubhouse entrance to Aqueduct Racetrack. Aqueduct Racetrack is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and casino in the South Ozone Park and Jamaica neighborhoods of Queens, New York City, United States. [1]
This is not the first time the race, ordinarily run at 1 1/2 miles, is taking place somewhere other than Belmont Park. Aqueduct in Queens had it from 1963-67 while Belmont underwent renovations.
In 1955 the Greater New York Association took over management of Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack, Jamaica Race Course and the Saratoga Race Course. Massive renovations led to the subsequent closure of Aqueduct Racetrack for four years and there was no Astarita Stakes run for the three years between 1958 and 1960.