Belmont Stakes
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The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over the worldwide classic distance of 1+1⁄2 miles. Colts and
"The Test of the Champion" "The Test of Champions" "The Run for the Carnations" "The Third Jewel of the Triple Crown"
1940 winner Bimelech in the winner's circle
The crowd packs the facility when a Triple Crown is on the line
The winner's blanket, made of white carnations
Secretariat (horse)
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Secretariat, also known as Big Red, was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time record in all three
Belmont Stakes
…second Saturday in June, five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes. The 1973 Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown winner Secretariat holds the track record (which is also a world record on dirt) of 2:24. The race covers one full lap of Belmont Park, known as "The Championship Track…
Secretariat and jockey Ron Turcotte after winning the 1973 Preakness Stakes
Diagram of equine anatomy
Secretariat at the Derby
Secretariat crossing the finish line at the 1973 Preakness