The Belmont Stakes is set to take place without spectators June 20. In a historic first, it will be the first leg of the Triple Crown.
The Belmont Stakes, one of horse-racing's biggest events, will take place without spectators in attendance on June 20 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Racing Association said in a statement on Tuesday.
The decision to hold the annual event at all is a hopeful signal for Americans looking for a return to sports normalcy. While team sports with close human contact like the NBA, MLB and NHL have been indefinitely postponed, individual, open-air sports like tennis, golf, NASCAR and now horse-racing have returned or plan to do so in the coming weeks.
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