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Belmont Park
2150 Hempstead Turnpike
Elmont
NY 11003
Tel: 516-488-6000
The Belmont stakes is the final leg of the Triple crown and is held five weeks after the Kentucky derby. it is a 1.5 mile race for thoroughbreds. The Belmont Stakes Race is also the most demanding of the three races of the triple crown. The Belmont Stakes is also called the "Run for the Carnations" because of the blanket of white carnations that are draped over the winning horses neck. The event is also named after August Belmont who had been a leading banker and racing man of the 19th century. He was also the first President of the Jockey Club in 1867. In 1869, August Belmont took first and second money with his own Fenian and Glenelg.
The Belmont stakes will take part on June 5th 2010 at Belmont Park.
Gates open at 11:00 am
Grandstand Admission:
$2; Grandstand admission on Twilight Racing Fridays is free until 1 p.m., when regular price applies.
Clubhouse Admission:
$5; Clubhouse admission on Twilight Racing Fridays is $3 until 1 p.m., when regular price applies.
Children under 12 are free when accompanied with an adult.
From Manhattan:
Queens Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway, East to Cross Island Parkway, South to Exit 26-D.
From Brooklyn:
Belt Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26-D, or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to Long Island Expressway, East to Cross Island Parkway, South to Exit 26-D.
From Queens:
Grand Central Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, South to Exit 26-D or Belt Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26-D.
From Staten Island:
Verrazano Bridge to Belt Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26-D.
From Long Island:
Northern State Parkway or Long Island Expressway, West to Cross Island Parkway, South to exit 26-D or Southern State Parkway, West to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26-D.
From New Jersey:
(North): George Washington Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway, to Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Island Parkway, South to Exit 26-D.
(South): Any Interstate bridge to Staten Island Expressway to Verrazano Bridge to Belt Parkway, East to Cross Island Parkway, North to Exit 26-D.
From Connecticut and Westchester:
Any route to Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Island Parkway, South to Exit 26-D.
