Belmont Park
Horse racing track in Elmont
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| June 13 2025 | Announcement made that the 2026 Belmont Stakes would also be held at Saratoga Race Course. |
| 2025 | Sovereignty sets a speed record of 2:00.69 for 1 1/2 miles in the Belmont Stakes. |
| June 7 2025 | The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes was held at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 7. |
| 2024 | Dornoch won the Belmont Stakes, continuing the Mr Prospector line of the Sickle branch. |
| 2024 |
Belmont Oaks
Cinderella's Dream set a new track record with a speed of 1:53.42 at the current race distance.
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| 2024 | Dornoch set a speed record of 2:01.64 for the Belmont Stakes race distance. |
| March 2024 | The New York Racing Association announces that the 2025 Belmont Stakes will also be moved to Saratoga, pending regulatory approval. |
| 2023 | Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes, representing the Unbridled line in the Fappiano branch. |
| 2023 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Bright Future, owned by Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable and trained by Todd A. Pletcher, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Javier Castellano with a time of 2:03.00
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| 2023 |
Belmont Oaks
The race distance was changed from a mile and a quarter back to a mile and one-sixteenth.
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| December 6 2023 | New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announces the 2024 Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course due to ongoing construction at Belmont Park, with the purse increased to US$2 million. |
| June 10 2023 | Jena M. Antonucci became the first woman to train a winner of an American Triple Crown race, winning the Belmont Stakes with Arcangelo. |
| 2022 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Olympiad, owned by Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables & LNJ Foxwoods and trained by William I. Mott, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Junior Alvarado with a time of 2:02.11
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| 2022 | Nest becomes the last filly to run in the Belmont Stakes, finishing second behind her stable mate Mo Donegal. |
| June 11 2022 | The 154th Belmont Stakes was won by Mo Donegal, trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., with a time of 2:28.28. |
| 2021 | Essential Quality won the Belmont Stakes, continuing the Tapit line of the Bold Ruler sire branch. |
| 2021 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Max Player, owned by George E. Hall & SportBLX Thoroughbreds Crop., won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr. with a time of 2:02.49
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| 2021 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Jockey Club Gold Cup moved to Saratoga Race Course for the first time in its history, replacing the Woodward Stakes.
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| 2021 |
Belmont Oaks
Tabor, Magnier & Derrick Smith won their third Belmont Oaks title.
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| 2020 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Happy Saver, owned by Wertheimer et Frere and trained by Todd A. Pletcher, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. with a time of 2:01.77
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| 2020 | Exceptional year during COVID-19 pandemic with changes to the national racing schedule, including an altered race distance. |
| June 20 2020 | 152nd Belmont Stakes held without in-person fans due to COVID-19 pandemic. First time in history the race served as the Triple Crown's opening leg, with a shortened race distance. |
| 2019 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Vino Rosso initially finished first but was disqualified and placed second in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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| 2018 |
Triple Crown Trophy
Justify became the fifth horse to win all four major trophies in the same year.
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| 2018 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Discreet Lover, owned and trained by Uriah St. Lewis, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Manuel Franco with a time of 1:59.99
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| 2018 |
Belmont Oaks
Athena set a record time of 1:58.71 at a different race distance.
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| 2018 |
Belmont Oaks
Tabor, Magnier & Derrick Smith won their second Belmont Oaks title.
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| 2018 | Justify wins the 150th Belmont Stakes and becomes the 13th Triple Crown champion in horse racing history. |
| 2017 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Diversify, owned by Lauren & Ralph Evans and trained by Richard Violette Jr., won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. with a time of 2:00.96
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| 2017 |
Belmont Oaks
Chad C. Brown won the Belmont Oaks as part of his record of 5 total wins.
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| 2016 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Hoppertunity, owned by Karl Watson, Mile Pegram, Paul Weitman and trained by Bob Baffert, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by John Velazquez with a time of 2:00.68
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| 2015 |
Triple Crown Trophy
American Pharoah became the fourth horse to win all four major trophies in the same year.
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| 2015 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Tonalist, owned by Robert S. Evans and trained by Christophe Clement, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by John Velazquez with a time of 2:02.16
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| 2015 |
Belmont Oaks
Chad C. Brown won the Belmont Oaks as part of his record of 5 total wins.
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| 2015 | American Pharoah broke the Triple Crown drought, winning the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. |
| 2014 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Tonalist, owned by Robert S. Evans and trained by Christophe Clement, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Joel Rosario with a time of 2:02.12
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| 2014 |
Belmont Oaks
Tabor, Magnier & Derrick Smith won their first Belmont Oaks title.
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| 2014 |
Belmont Oaks
Chad C. Brown won the Belmont Oaks as part of his record of 5 total wins.
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| 2014 | Purse raised to $1,500,000. |
| 2013 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Ron the Greek, owned by Brous Stable/Wachtel Stable and trained by William I. Mott, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Jose Lezcano with a time of 1:59.70
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| 2013 |
Belmont Oaks
Chad C. Brown won the Belmont Oaks as part of his record of 5 total wins.
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| 2013 |
Belmont Oaks
The race retained the Garden City Stakes name until this year.
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| 2012 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Flat Out, owned by Preston Stables LLC and trained by William I. Mott, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Joel Rosario with a time of 2:01.44
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| 2012 |
Belmont Oaks
Chad C. Brown won the Belmont Oaks as part of his record of 5 total wins.
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| 2011 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Flat Out, owned by Preston Stables LLC and trained by Scooter Dickey, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Alex Solis with a time of 2:03.17
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| 2011 | Returned to Frank Sinatra's 'Theme from New York, New York' as the post parade song. |
| 2011 | The official drink was again changed to the 'Belmont Jewel', replacing the previous 'Belmont Breeze'. |
| 2010 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Haynesfield, owned by Turtle Bird Stable and trained by Steve Asmussen, won the Jockey Club Gold Cup, ridden by Ramon DomÃnguez with a time of 2:02.48
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| 2010 | Post parade song changed to Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind', performed by Jasmine V. |
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