Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse racing facility in the northeastern United States, located in Elmont, New York, just east of the New York City limits.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,857 |
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse racing facility in the northeastern United States, located in Elmont, New York, just east of the New York City limits.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,857 |
Belmont Park is sometimes known as "The Championship Track" because almost every major champion in racing history since the early 20th century has competed on the racecourse – including all of the Triple Crown winners.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,858 |
Belmont Park hosted its largest crowd in 2004, when 120,139 saw Smarty Jones upset by Birdstone in his Triple Crown bid.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,859 |
The railings, used as decoration on the south side of the old Belmont Park grandstand, were salvaged during the 1963 demolition.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,860 |
Original Belmont Park was not only unprecedented in its size but had the then-new innovation of a Long Island Rail Road extension from the Queens Village station, running along the property, tunneling under Hempstead Turnpike, then terminating on the south side of the property.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,861 |
In July 2017, New York State officials announced that vacant parking lots behind the Belmont grandstand had been put to tender for two area top-level professional sports teams: the New York Islanders, an NHL ice hockey team; and New York City FC, an MLS soccer team.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,862 |
Belmont Park was the site of the tragedy-marred victory of Foolish Pleasure over champion filly Ruffian in a 1975 match race.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,864 |
Belmont Park has a history of early aviation shows and tournaments that dates back to the early 1900s.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,865 |
Belmont Park has been home to the day-long Breeders' Cup championship in 1990,1995,2001 and most recently in 2005.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,866 |
Belmont Park's backyard is well known as a gathering place for racing fans to see their horses saddled before they hit the track.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,867 |
Belmont Park has direct on- and off-ramps to the Cross Island Parkway, which runs north-south and is just to the west of the park.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,868 |
Scenes for the Woody Allen movies Mighty Aphrodite and Melinda and Melinda were shot at Belmont Park, as was a paddock scene for the 1990s remake of the film Gloria with Sharon Stone and George C Scott.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,869 |
Belmont Park has hosted a wide range of top musical acts, including Billy Joel, Kenny Rogers, Natalie Cole and Blondie.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,870 |
Belmont Park was featured in an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, in which Frank, Robert, and Ray bet on a horse named "Marie's Mouth".
FactSnippet No. 2,463,871 |
Belmont Park was featured on the season finale of The Amazing Race 27.
FactSnippet No. 2,463,872 |