Belmont Stakes highlights spring/summer meet at Belmont Park

Belmont Park, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, will begin its 59-day spring/summer live race meeting on May 3, highlighted by the 138th running of the $1-million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 10.
The 1 1/2-mile third jewel of the Triple Crown will anchor a card that also features the Manhattan Handicap (G1), a 1 1/4-mile turf race for three-year-olds and older, and the Acorn Stakes (G1), a one-mile test for three-year-old fillies.
The Woody Stephens Breeders' Cup Stakes (G2), named for the late Racing Hall of Fame trainer, will replace the Riva Ridge Breeders' Cup Stakes. The seven-furlong race for three-year-olds, also slated for June 10, received a $50,000 purse increase to $250,000.
The Elmont, New York, track also will host a pair of Grade 1 events on July 1—the 1 1/4-mile Suburban Handicap for three-year-olds and older and the 1 1/8-mile Mother Goose Stakes for three-year-old fillies.
The meeting will run Wednesday through Sunday through July 22 with a first post time of 1 p.m. EDT, with the exception of a noon post time for Belmont Stakes day and a 3 p.m. first post on "Sunset Fridays."
Belmont also will host live racing on May 29 for Memorial Day as well as Monday, July 3, and Tuesday, July 4.
Source: www.thoroughbredtimes.com