Belmont Stakes

American  

[bel-mont] / ˈbɛl mɒnt /

Trademark.

1. a horse race for three-year-olds run annually at Elmont, N.Y., three weeks after the Preakness: the final race in the Triple Crown.

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Belmont Stakes

Ridden again by Jose Ortiz, the Kentucky Derby winner overcame a moderate pace in the Belmont Stakes and outfinished Commandment to win a thrilling Belmont Stakes by 1¼ lengths at Saratoga Race Course.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

But don’t worry … FS2 will carry that and it won’t interrupt the Belmont Stakes post-race coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty will be scratched from the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on Saturday after developing a fever, trainer Bill Mott said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

Five weeks later, Dornoch was entered in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

In early June, as Seabiscuit was being humiliated in a cheap stakes race in New Hampshire, Granville finally lived up to expectations by winning New York’s Belmont Stakes, the final jewel in the Triple Crown.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand