A Day at the Races: The History of Belmont

Join historian Michael Rodgers for look at Belmont Park. This iconic thoroughbred horse racing facility located in Elmont, NY has a storied past. The 1 ½ mile racetrack with its sweeping turns and long homestretch has challenged some of the greatest thoroughbreds of our time. The most celebrated race at Belmont Park is the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of racing's Triple Crown. Since 1919, when Sir Barton was the first to sweep the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont, the "Test of the Champion" has crowned but 11 winners of racing's most prestigious, and elusive, prize. Amongst these giants includes Secretariat, Seattle Slew, and American Pharaoh. Learn more about Belmont's history, its luminaries, and unique contributions to the horse racing world. Please register.