in 2009-
Summer Bird
Dunkirk
Mine That Bird
both Summer Bird and Dunkirk are retired due to condylar fractures
the Belmont was Dunkirk's last race
Summer Bird and Mine That Bird are sired by the same horse-Birdstone whom spoiled Smarty Jones' triple Crown in '04
The purse for the 1973 Belmont Stakes, which Secretariat won, was $150,000. This victory was part of his historic Triple Crown achievement, where he won all three races in the series: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. Secretariat set a world record in the Belmont, completing the race in 2:24, a time that still stands today.
The winner was Drosselmyer.
Ruler On Ice
Tabasco Cat
ruler on ice!
the triple crown
The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. Only 11 horses have ever won all three.
35
Belmont Futurity Stakes was created in 1888.
The races that comprise the Triple Crown in the United States are: The Kentucky Derby The Preakness Stakes The Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is 1 1/2 miles or 12 furlongs.
the Belmont Stakes is run 3 weeks after the Preakness Stakes (or 5 weeks after the Kentucky Derby).