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Belmont Stakes Moving Upstate In 2024 During Construction Of 'Reimagined' Arena Belmont Stakes Moving Upstate In 2024 During Construction Of 'Reimagined' Arena
Belmont Stakes Moving Upstate In 2024 During Construction Of 'Reimagined' Arena The Belmont Stakes will have a temporary new home in 2024. For the first time in 118 years, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown will be held at the Saratoga Race Course during construction of a new, “reimagined” Belmont Park on Long Island, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. “As part of the exciting modernization of Belmont Park, Saratoga now adds to its storied history by hosting the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown,” said. “It’s a win for horseracing and for the Capital Region to have the excitement and the ability to host the four-day Festival in June at America’s most historic track. As I…

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by Michael Mashburn
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COVID-19: New Mobile Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Coincide With Belmont Stakes COVID-19: New Mobile Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Coincide With Belmont Stakes
Covid-19: New Mobile Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Coincide With Belmont Stakes New York is incentivizing Long Islanders to go out and get the COVID-19 vaccine with tickets to next year’s Belmont Stakes. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that there will be a new mobile pop-up vaccination site at Belmont Park to coincide with the 2021 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which culminates with the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 5. The site will operate from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 4, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, offering the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot on location. Anyone who receives a vaccination at the pop-up site will receiv…

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by Zak Failla
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Here's What's On Tap For Three-Day Belmont States Racing Festival Here's What's On Tap For Three-Day Belmont States Racing Festival
Here's What's On Tap For Three-Day Belmont States Racing Festival The 2019 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will feature a number of exciting attractions, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced. Featuring a variety of world-class racing and entertainment attractions, the festival, which is now in its fifth year as a three-day event, will take place at Belmont Park between Thursday, June 6 and Saturday, June 8. A total of 18 stakes races will take place over the three days, including eight Grade 1 races on Belmont Stakes Day (Saturday, June 8). "Last year, a sold-out crowd celebrated as Justify raced into the history books by winning the Belm…

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by Valerie Musson