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BELMONT STAKES TRIVIA

1) Where was the first Belmont Stakes held?


The first Belmont Stakes was held at Jerome Park Racetrack in The Bronx, built in 1866 by stock market speculator Leonard Jerome (1817-1891) and financed by August Belmont Sr. (1816-1890), for whom the race was named.

2) Which horse holds the Belmont Stakes speed record?


The 1973 Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown winner Secretariat holds the mile and a half stakes record (which is also a track and world record on dirt) of 2:24.

3) How many horses raced in the 1920 Belmont Stakes?


With a field of only two horses, heavily favored Man o' War won the 1 3/8-mile race by 20 lengths over Donnacona.

4) What nickname has the Belmont Stakes earned?


The Belmont Stakes is traditionally called "The Test of the Champion" because of its 1.5 mile length, making it the longest of the Triple Crown races and typically the longest race that Thoroughbreds who compete in the series will ever run.

5) What is the longest odds winner in Belmont Stakes history?


War Emblem, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, was the heavy favorite heading into the 2002 Belmont Stakes, but it was Sarava who won at record odds of 70:1.

6) What was Secretariat's margin of victory in 1973?


His record-breaking victory in the Belmont Stakes, which he won by 31 lengths, is widely regarded as one of the greatest races of all time.

7) Who was the first jockey with back-to-back Belmont wins?


James Rowe won with Joe Daniels in 1872 and Springbok in 1873.

8) The winning horse is draped in a blanket of _____.


The winning horse is draped with a blanket of white carnations, in similar fashion to the blanket of roses and black-eyed Susans for the Derby and Preakness.

9) What was the Belmont Stakes post parade song until 1996?


"The Sidewalks of New York" is a popular song about life in New York City during the 1890s. It was composed in 1894 by vaudeville actor and singer Charles B. Lawlor with lyrics by James W. Blake.

10) Who was the first female jockey to win the Belmont Stakes?


In 1993, Julie Krone became the first woman to win a Triple Crown race when she rode to victory in the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair.

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