With another year coming to an end, BloodHorse staff members voted on the best races of 2024.
Rated No. 4 is the Belmont Stakes (G1), June 8 at Saratoga Race Course.
How it played out
The 156th edition of the Belmont Stakes was an unforgettable, first-of-its-kind experience.
With Belmont Park being rebuilt, the Belmont Stakes was contested at Saratoga Race Course for the first time and it was a huge success. The electricity of a capacity crowd, bevy of grade 1 stakes, and Triple Crown race could be felt throughout the day, highlighted by the main event, the Belmont.
Though the Belmont was run at a shorter distance at Saratoga, it was long on drama. It featured the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winners in Mystik Dan and Seize the Grey , respectively, as well as Sierra Leone , who was second by a nose in the Kentucky Derby.
Yet the historic renewal of the final jewel of the…
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