Belmont Race Track

Belmont Park will celebrate its 102nd-year anniversary on May 4, 2007, and is the home of the famous Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown. There are numerous historic moments from Belmont Park, including Secretariat's world-record time of 2:24 in the 1 ½ miles, the death of Ruffian in 1975, and Affirmed's narrow victory to complete the Triple Crown in 1978.

Belmont Park was rebuilt in 1968 after a four-year halt in operations (the Stakes were moved to Aqueduct Racetrack), and has the highest capacity of any race-track, at 100,000. Belmont Park also hosts the first two legs of the Triple Tiara for fillies, and has its own popular drink, the Belmont Breeze.

Stakes Schedule

The Metropolitan Handicap (Gr. 1)
The Belmont (Gr. 1)
The Manhattan (Gr. 1)
The Acorn (Gr. 1)
The Ogden Phipps Handicap (Gr. 1)
The Suburban Handicap (Gr. 1)
The Mother Goose (Gr. 1)
The Prioress Breeders' Cup (Gr. 1)
The Coaching Club American Oaks (Gr. 1)
The Man O' War (Gr. 1)
The Garden City Breeders' Cup (Gr. 1)
The Gazelle (Gr. 1)
The Flower Bowl Invitational (Gr. 1)
The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (Gr. 1)
The Vosburgh (Gr. 1)
The Beldame (Gr. 1)
The Jockey Club Gold Cup (Gr. 1)
The Champagne (Gr. 1)
The Frizette (Gr. 1)

The Nassau County Breeders' Cup (Gr. 2)
The Shuvee (Gr. 2)
The Peter Pan (Gr. 2)
The Sheepshead Bay Handicap (Gr. 2)
The True North Handicap (Gr. 2)
The Woody Stephens Handicap (Gr. 2)
The Just A Game Handicap (Gr. 2)
The Vagrancy Handicap (Gr. 2)
The New York Breeders' Cup Handicap (Gr. 2)
The Dwyer Handicap (Gr. 2)
The Tom Fool Handicap (Gr. 2)
The Bowling Green Handicap (Gr. 2)
The Matron (Gr. 2)
The Futurity (Gr. 2)
The Brooklyn Breeders' Cup (Gr. 2)
The Gallant Bloom (Gr. 2)
The Kelso Breeders' Cup (Gr. 2)
The Jamaica Breeders' Cup (Gr. 2)
The Jerome Breeders' Cup (Gr. 2)

The Westchester Handicap (Gr. 3)
The Bold Ruler Handicap (Gr. 3)
The Jaipur (Gr. 3)
The Sands Point (Gr. 3)
The Hill Prince (Gr. 3)
The Poker Handicap (Gr. 3)
The Noble Damsel (Gr. 3)
The Athenia (Gr. 3)

The Bouwerie (NYB) 
The Kingston Handicap 
The New York Stallion Stakes (Cupecoy's Joy and Spectacular Bid Divisions)
The Mount Vernon Handicap (NYB)
The Mike Lee (NYB)
The Astoria 
The Tremont 
The Lexington
The Evan Shipman Handicap (NYB)
The General Douglas MacArthur
The Schenectady 
The Ashley T. Cole (NYB)
The Pebbles
The Xtra Heat
The Sleepy Hollow (NYB)
The Iroquios (NYB)
The Mohawk (NYB)
The Hudson (NYB)
The Ticonderonga (NYB)
The Empire Classic (NYB)
The Maid of the Mist (NYB)
The Pilgrim
The Miss Grillo

Main Track: One and one-half Mile, oval.
Widener Turf: One and 5/16 Miles, 27 Feet.
Inner Turf Course: One and 3/16 Miles, 103 Feet.
Distance from last turn to finish line: 1,097 Feet.

Post Times
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 1:00 p.m. Friday: 3:00 p.m.

Exotic Wagering Format
$1. Daily Double on 1st and 2nd, 6th and 7th, and last two races.
$1. Exacta on all races.
$1. Rolling Pick 3s beginning on all races except 1st and first leg of Pick 4.
$1. Trifecta on all races with 6 or more betting interests.
$1. Quinella on 2nd and 4th races.
$2. Pick 6 on last six races.
$1. Pick 4 on races 2-5 and last four races.
$1. Superfecta on last race. (Two additional superfectas on selected races daily)
$1. Grand Slam begins on 6th race.

Takeout Information
Win, place, and show: 14%
Daily Double, Quinella, and Exacta: 17.5%
Trifecta, Pick 3, Pick 4 and Superfecta: 25%
Pick 6: 25% (15% on non-carryover days)

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
New York Racing Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 90
Jamaica, New York 11417

Street Address:
2150 Hempstead Turnpike
Elmont, New York 11003

Telephone:
(718) 641-4700; (516) 488-60000


Fax:
(516) 352-0919


Web site: www.nyra.com