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Belmont Stakes
142
at Belmont Park
Every June
The 142nd running of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes will be held
at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 6, with first-race post at
noon. ABC-TV and ESPN will provide live coverage of the
day’s events. |
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The Belmont Stakes is the third and final leg of the prestigious
Triple Crown Race for top 3-year-old thoroughbreds in America.
After the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and the
Preakness
Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, horse racing handicappers,
bettors, and fans focus on Belmont.
The first Belmont in the United States was not the famous stakes
race or even the man for whom it is named. Rather, the first
Belmont was a race horse that arrived in California in 1853 from
his breeding grounds of Franklin, Ohio. The Belmont Stakes,
however, are named after August Belmont, a financier who made
quite a name and fortune for himself in New York politics and
society. Obviously, Mr. Belmont was also quite involved in horse
racing, and his imprint is even intertwined within the history
of the Kentucky Derby.
2010 Belmont Stakes
Contenders
| Post Position |
Horse |
Trainer |
Earnings |
| 1 |
Ice Box |
Nick Zito |
$857,500 |
| 2 |
Stately Victor |
Michael Maker |
$450,000 |
| 3 |
Make Music For Me |
Alexis Barba |
$318,750 |
| 4 |
First Dude |
Dale Romans |
$297,500 |
| 5 |
Setsuko |
Richard Mandella |
$189,626 |
| 6 |
Game On Dude |
Bob Baffert |
$128,908 |
| 7 |
Fly Down |
Nick Zito |
$127,500 |
| 8 |
Drosselmeyer |
Bill Mott |
$127,000 |
| 9 |
Devil May Care |
Todd Pletcher |
$123,000 |
| 10 |
Uptowncharlybrown |
Kiaran McLaughlin |
$59,000 |
| 11 |
Stay Put |
Steve Margolis |
$21,000 |
| 12 |
New Madrid |
Tim Ice |
$5,000 |
Belmont
Trophy
The Belmont Stakes trophy is a Tiffany-made silver bowl, with
cover, 18 inches high, 15 inches across and 14 inches at the
base. Atop the cover is a silver figure of Fenian, winner of the
third running of the Belmont Stakes in 1869. The bowl is
supported by three horses representing the three foundation
thoroughbreds Eclipse, Herod and Matchem. The trophy, a solid
silver bowl originally crafted by Tiffany's, was presented by
the Belmont family as a perpetual award for the Belmont Stakes
in 1926. It was the trophy August Belmont's Fenian won in 1869
and had remained with the Belmont family since that time. The
winning owner is given the option of keeping the trophy for the
year their horse reigns as Belmont champion.
Quick
Facts:
Main Course: 1 1/2 Miles
Last Turn to Finish on Main Track: 1,097 feet
Widener Turf Course: 1 5/16 Miles
Inner Turf Course: 1 3/16 Miles
Attendance Capacity: 85,000 - 90,000
Parking Capacity: 18,500 Cars
Trackside Dining: 2,300
Total Seating Capacity: 32,941
Before a crowd of
46,870 under overcast skies at Belmont Park, Rags to Riches
lived up to her breeding and out-gamed favored Curlin by a head
to become the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes in 102 years
and only the third Belmont Stakes winning filly. The previous
winning fillies were Ruthless in 1867 and Tanya in 1905.
Nineteen other fillies had previously run in the Belmont Stakes.
With John Velazquez as her rider for the first time, Rags to
Riches also gave trainer Todd Pletcher his first win in a Triple
Crown race. Rags to Riches completed the mile and a half trip in
2:28.74 and paid her backers $10.60 to win.
2010 Belmont Stakes Winner
Belmont Stakes
142
at Belmont Park
June 5th
The 142nd running of the Grade 1 2010 Belmont Stakes winner was Drosselmeyer, and the two runners up were First Dude and Game on Dude. |
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The win by the gleaming 3-year-old chestnut colt ended Smith's 0 for 12 riding record in the Belmont, and gave Mott his first victory in a Triple Crown race.
With neither Derby winner Super Saver nor Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky in the field, the 1½-mile Belmont looked to be a matchup of classic runner-ups — Ice Box from the Derby vs. First Dude from the Preakness.
Drosselmeyer made a four wide move on the final turn and continued widest of all, eventually reeling in First Dude and then holding off a late charge from Fly Down.
2010 Belmont Stakes Payouts
Drosselmeyer returned $28, $11.60 and $7.70. Fly Down, with John Velazquez aboard, paid $6.80 and $5.10. First Dude returned $4.90 to show.
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