The Belmont Stakes will be run at 1 1/4 miles instead of the traditional 1 1/2-mile distance that has long distinguished the third leg of the Triple Crown. It's being shortened because of the shape of the track at Saratoga Race Course, which is hosting for the first time while Belmont Park is renovated.
The Belmont Stakes is the final test of the Triple Crown - the third resume booster to edge a horse into the history books. It's not an easy feat.
"It takes nothing away from the event whatsoever," Migliore said. "It's an American classic race that's tough to win. Winning races at the Grade I level, at any distance, whether it's 5 furlongs or 2 miles, is extremely tough." Derby winner Mystik Dan is set to run in the Belmont, but trainer Kenny McPeek said he probably would not have run him at the traditional distance.
"It made a decision very easy," Brown said. "It looks like he has unbelievable stamina. But it still doesn't necessarily mean I think he's a mile-and-a-half horse. ... Much more appealing at the mile-and-a-quarter distance." The distance change is temporary for the next two years before the race is set to return to remade Belmont Park in 2026, following $455 million in renovations. It is then expected to go back to being the 1-mile "test of the champion" that it has been known as for nearly a century.
Nyc Saratoga Springs Saratoga Belmont Belmont Stakes Belmont Park Horse Racing 14921486
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Steve Kornacki’s Belmont Stakes Guide: Betting odds and predictions as horses head to SaratogaSteve Kornacki, author of 'The Red and the Blue: 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism,' is a national political correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC.
Lire la suite »
Belmont Stakes at Saratoga means shortening the third Triple Crown race, but most are OK with thatThis year, with the Belmont Stakes happening at Saratoga Race Course instead of Belmont Park, the shape of the track makes it implausible to run it at 1 1/2 miles, so it's being shortened to 1 1/4 miles - the same distance as the Kentucky Derby.
Lire la suite »
Belmont Stakes 2024: Sierra Leone installed as the morning-line favorite for Saturday’s raceThe 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course due to ongoing renovations at Belmont Park.
Lire la suite »
Historic Saratoga takes its place at center of horse racing world when Belmont Stakes comes to townSaratoga Race Course is getting ready to be the center of the horse racing world when the Belmont Stakes comes to town. It will be the venerable racing city's first Triple Crown race. But in many ways, Saratoga Springs, New York, has been hosting front-page spectacles longer than anywhere else.
Lire la suite »
Why Mystik Dan's Triple Crown chances are better than you might expectTrainer Kenny McPeek is not stressing as Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan tries to win the Preakness on Saturday and keep his Triple Crown hopes alive.
Lire la suite »
Preakness Stakes 2024: Mystik Dan eyes Triple Crown, Bob Baffert returns seeking record-extending winThe Preakness Stakes returns Saturday to Pimlico Race Course as Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan looks to become the Triple Crown winner since 2018.
Lire la suite »