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149th Running of The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival 2017 Long Island New York |
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at Belmont Park Race Track in Elmont, Nassau County, Long Island, New York |
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April 29, 2017 - April 30, 2017 |
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Varies
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Belmont Park Race Track |
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2150 Hempstead Turnpike |
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Elmont, NY 11003 |
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Description: |
149th Running of The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival 2017 at Belmont Park Race Track in Elmont, Nassau County, Long Island, New York.
The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, June 8-10, 2017 features the 149th Running of the Belmont Stakes.The Belmont Stakes, first run in 1867, is the oldest of the Triple Crown events. It predates the Preakness Stakes (first run in 1873) by six years and the Kentucky Derby (first run in 1875) by eight. Aristides, the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, ran second in the 1875 Belmont behind winner Calvin.
Tickets for the 2017 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival available starting January 26, 2017. Three days of championship racing with 19 stakes, including six Grade 1's NYRA Re-launches BelmontStakes.com Highlighted by the 149th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, the oldest and most challenging leg of horse racing's vaunted "Triple Crown" the three-day mega event will feature 19 stakes races including six Grade 1s. The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will begin on Thursday, June 8, 2017 and conclude Saturday, June 10, 2017. |
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718-659-2244 |
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