Belmont Stakes Tickets

2023 Belmont Stakes Tickets

The Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of the American Triple Crown of horse racing, along with the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. The Belmont Stakes is run at Belmont Park is located in Elmont, New York. The Belmont is run on a 1.5-mile long track, making it the longest of the three Triple Crown races. The length of the Belmont Stakes has proven to be a pivotal obstacle for Triple Crown hopefuls to overcome. The first Belmont Stakes horse race was run in 1867, the same year the United States purchase Alaska from Russia.

The Belmont Stakes is run the month after the Kentucky Derby, and ticket prices are often affected by the results of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Belmont ticket prices will rise when a horse has the possibility of clinching a Triple Crown. In recent years the interest in attending horse races has increased greatly, and the Belmont is popular with a large selection of people on the East Coast who are comfortable making the short trip to see it run live at Belmont Park.

The Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park

The Belmont Stakes, an American Grade I stakes horse race, is held each year in Elmont, New York, at Belmont Park. Each June, the Belmont Stakes is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts, geldings and fillies, although only three fillies have ever won the event. The Belmont Stakes provides all the pageantry of horse racing, but with the additional excitement of possibly seeing the rare Triple Crown winner. That feat has only been accomplished a handful of times, which has contributed to the Belmont Stakes nickname as "The Test of the Champion". The Belmont race is 1.5 miles long and run on a dirt track.