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Photo: Belmont Park and the 139th Running of the Belmont Stakes

by Mary Jo Manzanares on June 9th, 2007

Belmont Park on Long Island

Details: Belmont Park on Long Island (Elmont, New York) is a 430-acre thoroughbred horse race track, best known for the Belmont Stake.

Today is the 139th running of the Belmont Stakes, the third jewel in the Triple Crown of horseracing. Belmont Park has two race meets — a 61-day spring/summer meet that runs May 2nd to July 22nd, and a 32-day fall championship meet that runs September 7th to October 21st.

Photo credit: flickr

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