TheDeuce Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 The Belmont will be run on 6/20 with no fans. It will also only be 1 1/8 miles as opposed to the normal mile and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugatti Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Is the length shortening because horses are not in shape to cover the 1 1/2 distance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Wow...what a year to have a "Speed" horse. Does a Triple Crown winner from 2020 need a huge *, due to the shorter distances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Is the length shortening because horses are not in shape to cover the 1 1/2 distance? I'd think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeuce Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Does a Triple Crown winner from 2020 need a huge *, due to the shorter distances? Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 First change in distance since 1926. According to Wikipedia it was also ran at 1.5 miles from 1874-1889. The race has also been run at the following distances: a mile and five furlongs in 1867–1873; a mile and a quarter in 1890–1892, 1895, and 1904–1905; a mile and a furlong in 1893–1894; and a mile and three furlongs from 1896–1903 and 1906–1925. Belmont was all over the place in the early years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomer Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I had slim hopes that they would be cancelled and run as 4 year olds next year and from then on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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