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

This week, the operators of the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes said they would launch a six-race series beginning next year with a $5 million prize pool attached.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

A few days later, DeVaux said that Golden Tempo would skip the Preakness and await the Belmont Stakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 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

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 ● Nov. 1, 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