The $2 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets returns to idyllic Saratoga Race Course for the second straight year while Belmont Park undergoes a massive renovation.
As the oldest of the three Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets has seen its fair share of upsets, and the majority of those have come in roughly the last third of the race’s 156-year history. During the post-World War II era, 20 horses have come into the Belmont Stakes with wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, only to have their bids for immortality denied (this includes I’ll Have Another in 2012, who was scratched the day before the Belmont with an injury).
Since arriving in the United States early last year, King of Gosford has steadily risen up the ranks. The patience by his connections was rewarded May 26 as his powerful late move carried the 4-year-old to victory in the Grade 1 $302,000 Shoemaker Mile Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
Welcome to 2025 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the U.S. Classics trail, with the concentration this week on the Belmont Stakes June 7 at Saratoga Race Course.
The Shoemaker Mile Stakes is a highlight of Santa Anita Park’s spring-summer meet and the anchor of what is annually an appealing Memorial Day racecard.
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