Belmont Stakes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies carry 121 pounds (55 kg). The race, nicknamed The Test of the Champion, The Test of Champions and The Run for the Carnations, is the traditional third and final leg of the Triple Crown. It is usually held on the first or second Saturday in June, five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes. The 1973 Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown winner Secretariat holds the mile and a half stakes record (which is also a track and world record on dirt) of 2:24.

When run at 1+1⁄2 miles, the Belmont Stakes covers one full lap of Belmont Park, known as "The Championship Track" because nearly every major American champion in racing history has competed on the racetrack. Belmont Park, with its large, wide, sweeping turns and long homestretch, is considered one of the fairest racetracks in America. Despite the distance, the race tends to favor horses with tactical speed: relatively few winners close from far behind the early leaders.

Series details

• Title: Belmont Stakes
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2022-06-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 95 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 62456

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Migliore — Race Analyst
• Jonathon Kinchen — Race Analyst
• Curt Menefee — Host
• Maggie Wolfendale — Reporter
• Charissa Thompson — Host
• Tom Rinaldi — Reporter
• Thomas M. Amoss — Racing Analysis
• Chris ‘The Bear' Fallica — Wagering Expert
• Frank Mirahmadi — Race Caller
• Tom Durkin — Race Caller
• Michael E. Smith — Racing Analysis

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2022: premiered 2022-06-11; final listed air date 2022-06-11; episode order: 1.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-06-10; final listed air date 2023-06-10; episode order: 1.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-06-08; final listed air date 2024-06-08; episode order: 1.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-06-07; final listed air date 2025-06-07; episode order: 1.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-06-06; final listed air date 2026-06-06; episode order: 1.
• Season 2027: premiered 2027-06-05; final listed air date 2027-06-05; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

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