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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Example Sentences

The Classic lost a lot of luster when the favorite, Sovereignty, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, was scratched earlier in the week when he spiked a fever.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The winner of the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes will recover although it’s unclear if he will ever race again.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Journalism, winner of the Preakness Stakes and second in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, has not finished out of the exacta this year in seven starts.

From Los Angeles Times