Normally the third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, the New York contest will now be first out of the gate.
The Belmont Stakes, traditionally the third jewel of thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown, will run on June 20 — in front of empty grandstands and as the leadoff of the annual series, officials said Tuesday.
The New York Racing Association pushed back its most famous event, but by only two weeks, in stark contrast to the Triple Crown's other two races, the Kentucky Derby in Louisville and Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday gave the green light to horse racing, with no fans in attendance, to start again as soon as June 1.
“The way it fits in the calendar, it’s a completely different race than the traditional Belmont would be,” New York Racing Association President and CEO Dave O'Rourke said Tuesday.
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