Belmont Stakes

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The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in New York and is the traditional third and final leg of the Triple Crown.

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instanceOf American horse race
Grade I stakes race
Thoroughbred horse race
attendanceType Public sporting event
broadcastOn American television
city Elmont, New York NERFINISHED
country United States
distance 1.5 miles
12 furlongs
distanceInMeters 2400
firstRunningLocation Jerome Park Racetrack NERFINISHED
firstRunningYear 1867
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.belmontstakes.com/
inaugurated 1867
isPartOf Belmont Stakes Racing Festival
language English
locatedIn Belmont Park
New York NERFINISHED
movedToTrack Belmont Park NERFINISHED
Morris Park Racecourse NERFINISHED
namedAfter August Belmont Sr.
nickname The Run for the Carnations
The Test of the Champion
notableRecord Secretariat holds the stakes record time
organizer New York Racing Association
qualification Three-year-old Thoroughbreds
raceGrade Grade I
raceSeries American Triple Crown
raceType Flat racing
region Nassau County, New York NERFINISHED
sexQualification Colts and fillies
stakesRecordHorse Secretariat
stakesRecordTime 2:24.00
stakesRecordYear 1973
surface Dirt
trackDirection Left-handed
traditionalFlower White carnations
tripleCrownLegNumber 3
tripleCrownLegOrder final leg
typicalPurse 1500000 USD
usualDistanceSince 1.5 miles since 1926
usualMonthHeld June
weight 121 lb for fillies
126 lb for colts and geldings

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NBC Sports
broadcasts
Kentucky Derby
followedBy
Elmont, New York
majorEventHosted
Kentucky Derby ("The Run for the Roses")
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