Definition of belmont stakes in English English dictionary
a famous race for three-year-old horses that is held every year in New York on the first Saturday of June. Oldest of the three U.S. horse races that constitute the Triple Crown. The Belmont originated in 1867 and is named after August Belmont (see Belmont family). The stakes is held in early June at Belmont Park, near Garden City, Long Island; the course is 1.5 mi (2,400 m)
an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York