The Championship Track
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The Championship Track is the famed nickname for Belmont Park, the historic New York thoroughbred racetrack known for hosting the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Classic race
ⓘ
Grade I stakes race ⓘ nickname ⓘ thoroughbred racetrack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Test of the Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Belmont Park racetrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Belmont Stakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeries | American Triple Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSport | thoroughbred horse racing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of American championship horse racing ⓘ |
| distanceSpecialty | classic-distance races ⓘ |
| geographicContext | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosts | Belmont Stakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | hosting the final leg of the Triple Crown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belmont Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elmont, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island ⓘ Nassau County, New York ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Championship Track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | hosts many championship-level races ⓘ |
| notableRace |
Belmont Stakes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jockey Club Gold Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Handicap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1905 ⓘ |
| operator | New York Racing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Triple Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | thoroughbred horse racing ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
association with championship-level races
ⓘ
site of the Triple Crown’s deciding race ⓘ |
| refersTo | Belmont Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the most important racetracks in American racing ⓘ |
| sequencePosition | third leg of the Triple Crown ⓘ |
| sport | horse racing ⓘ |
| surface |
dirt main track
ⓘ
turf courses ⓘ |
| trackType | left-handed ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.