Belmont Stakes 140th - june 7, 2008
Location: Belmont Park in Elmont, NY
Track: 1.5 mile dirt track |
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses.
Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment
of a thoroughbred racehorse, the Triple Crown Belmont Stakes is the final race of the Triple Crown,
it is called the "Test of the Champion".
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Belmont Park Race Track is a major horse-racing facility located just outside New York City,
in the adjacent Nassau County suburb of Elmont, Long Island. Its mile and one half main track
is the largest dirt course in Thoroughbred racing. It first opened May 4, 1905.
Most three-year-olds are unaccustomed to the distance, and lack the ability to maintain a winning
speed for so long. In a long race such as the Belmont, positioning of the horse and the timing of
the move to chase for the lead can be critical.
The race distance has varied: from 1867 until 1873, it was 1 5/8 miles (2.6 km). In 1874 the
distance was reduced to 1 1/2 miles (2.4 km), and from 1890 to 1892, and in 1895, the distance
was 1 1/4 miles (2 km). From 1896 until 1925, the distance was increased to the original
1 5/8 miles (2.6 km). In 1926, the race distance was set at the present 1 1/2 miles (2.4 km).
2008 Belmot Stakes
Rresults
| Finish Position |
Horse Name |
Gate Position |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| Win |
Da' Tara |
6 |
Garcia Alan |
Zito Nicholas P |
| Place |
Denis of Cork |
4 |
Albarado R J |
Carroll David |
| Show |
Anak Nakal |
8 |
Leparoux J R |
Zito Nicholas P |
| Show |
Ready's Echo |
9 |
Velazquez J R |
Pletcher Todd A |
2007 Belmont Stakes Results
| 139th BELMONT STAKES FULL ORDER OF FINISH |
Below is the full order of finish for the 139th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.
| No. |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
| 1 |
Rags to Riches |
Pletcher |
Velasquez |
| 2 |
Curlin |
Asmussen |
Albarado |
| 3 |
Tiago |
Shirreffs |
Smith |
| 4 |
Hard Spun |
Jones |
Gomez |
| 5 |
C P West |
Zito |
Prado |
| 6 |
Imawildandcrazyguy |
Kaplan |
Guidry |
| 7 |
Slew's Tizzy |
Fox |
Bejarano |
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2007 Belmont Stakes Contenders |
Here are the horse contenders vying for the 139th Belmont Stakes title on June 9, 2007 at Belmont Park, the final leg of the Triple Crown horse racing event. |
Horse, Trainer, Dosage, Jockey
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Chelokee, Michael Matz 3.57 Ramon Dominguez |
Curlin, Steve Asmussen 4.00 Robby Albarado |
Great Hunter, Doug O'Neill 3.00 * Corey Nakatani |
Hard Spun, Larry Jones 2.67 Mario Pino |
Imawildandcrazyguy, William Kaplan 6.00 Mark Guidry |
Nobiz Like Shobiz, Barclay Tagg 1.44 * Cornelio Velasquez |
Rags to Riches, Todd Pletcher 3.57 Ramon Dominguez |
Sightseeing, Shug McGaughey 3.57 Ramon Dominguez |
Slew's Tizzy, Gregory Fox 3.57 Robby Albarado |
Tiago John, Shirreffs 1.91 Mike Smith |
Unlikely
Street Sense, Carl Nafzger 2.14 * Calvin Borel
Belmont Stakes Winners' Past Performance |
| 2006 Jazil Fernando Jara Kiaran McLauglin 2:27.86 |
| 2005 Afleet Alex Jeremy Rose Tim Ritchey 2:28.75 |
| 2004 Birdstone Edgar Prado Nick Zito 2:27.50 |
| 2003 Empire Maker Jerry Bailey Bobby Frankel 2:28.26 |
| 2002 Sarava Edgar Prado Ken McPeek 2:29.71 |
| 2001 Point Given Gary Stevens Bob Baffert 2:26.80 |
| 2000 Commendable Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas 2:31.20 |
| 1999 Lemon Drop Kid Jose Santos Scotty Schulhofer 2:27.80 |
| 1998 Victory Gallop Gary Stevens Elliott Walden 2:29.00 |
| 1997 Touch Gold Chris McCarron David Hofmans 2:28.80 |
| 1996 Editor's Note Rene Douglas D. Wayne Lukas 2:28.80 |
| 1995 Thunder Gulch Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas 2:32.00 |
Belmont Stakes Winners Who Are Also Kentucky Derby Winners
Year Horse Year Horse
1995 Thunder Gulch 1978 Affirmed (Triple Crown)
1984 Swale 1977 Seattle Slew (Triple Crown)
1976 Bold Forbes 1973 Secretariat (Triple Crown)
1972 Riva Ridge
Belmont Stakes Winners Who Are Also Preakness Stakes Winners
1994 Tabasco Cat 1978 Affirmed (Triple Crown)
1991 Hansel 1977 Seattle Slew (Triple Crown)
1988 Risen Star 1973 Secretariat (Triple Crown)
1974 Little Current
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Kentucky Derby Winners Who Are Also Belmont Stakes Winners |
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2004 Smarty Jones 1987 Alysheba
2003 Funny Cide 1979 Spectacular Bid
2002 War Emblem 1978 Affirmed (Triple Crown)
1999 Charismatic 1977 Seattle Slew (Triple Crown)
1998 Real Quiet 1973 Secretariat (Triple Crown)
1997 Silver Charm 1971 Canonero II
1989 Sunday Silence |
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