The Belmont Stakes, the last part of the Triple Crown

Held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, from June, fans of the race to head the "Run for the Carnations". Few years to see which of the prestigious Triple Crown and other years, just to see who will win the mile and a half long stakes race at grade 1.
The Belmont Stakes is the longest race for three years running. Colts and gelding have 126 pounds and fillies carrying 121 pounds. The bag is € 1 million.
Today, the Belmont Stakes is the third stage of the Triple Crown, but it is not always that way. The eleven occasions, the race is completed before the Preakness Stakes. Eleven times the Preakness was actually made before the Derby. However, once the Triple Crown has been recognized, the course has its place on the first Saturday that falls on or after June 5 The Derby is always the first Saturday of May and the Preakness is still two weeks after the Derby.
The length of Belmont is carried out at various lengths. From 1867 to 1873, the Belmont is run at a mile and five Furlong. From 1890 to 1892, then 1895, 1904 and 1905, the race takes place at a mile and a quarter. In 1893 and 1894, the race takes place at a mile and Furlong. From 1896 to 1903 and from 1906 to 1925, the length is one mile and three Furlong. The current half-mile and was established in 1926. The Colts on the Kentucky Derby, the mile and a quarter is the longest journey ever seen, and then they compete five weeks later in the Belmont, which is more than half a mile.
The Belmont has had several recordings of one of the most memorable was the victory of the Secretariat in 1973. Secretariat with a world record of 2:24 flat. The record is not just for the race, but the mile and a half of dirt. This record still stands today. Secretariat won by 31 lengths, a record which is the largest in American history Grade 1 stakes races.
Another memorable event took place on 5 June 1993, when Julie Krone became the first woman to win the Triple Crown. The race of thoroughbreds of all time leading female jockey riding Colonial Affair to victory this year.