Belmont Stakes
Triple Crown closer
The Belmont Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race held annually in New York, the third and final leg of American horse racing's Triple Crown.
At a mile and a half, it's the longest of the three races and often called "the Test of the Champion." A horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes enters Belmont with a chance at the Triple Crown: American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes to complete the Triple Crown in 2015.
Premier American thoroughbred race
- SecretariatRecord-setting Triple Crown champion
- AffirmedDeclared to be true
- Seattle SlewChampion racehorse, never defeated
- OmahaLargest Nebraska city
thoroughbred · champion · Triple Crown · legendary · hall of fame · record-breaking · sweep
Of pure ancestral line
- coltImmature male equine
- fillyJuvenile female equine
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
three-year-old · bloodline · sire · dam · pedigree · foal · gallop · stride
Last portion before completion
- furlongs220-yard units
- starting gateRace launch apparatus
- post positionAssigned starting location
- jockeysProfessional horse racers
photo finish · stretch run · dirt track · odds · betting · tote board · handicap · silks
Elaborate ceremonial display
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- annualOccurring every year
- classicOf lasting excellence
time-honored · legacy · June · New York · carnations · historic · venerable · institution
Capacity for sustained effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- staying powerCapacity to keep going
- distanceSpace between two points
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
fortitude · longest · demanding · resilience · conditioning · heart · closing speed · fatigue
Kentucky Derby
Premier American thoroughbred race
- SecretariatRecord-setting Triple Crown champion
- AffirmedDeclared to be true
- Seattle SlewChampion racehorse, never defeated
Omaha · thoroughbred · champion · Triple Crown · legendary · hall of fame · record-breaking · sweep
thoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
mare · three-year-old · bloodline · sire · dam · pedigree · foal · gallop · stride · stamina
homestretch
Last portion before completion
- furlongs220-yard units
- starting gateRace launch apparatus
- post positionAssigned starting location
jockeys · photo finish · stretch run · dirt track · odds · betting · tote board · handicap · silks · backstretch
pageantry
Elaborate ceremonial display
classic · time-honored · legacy · June · New York · carnations · historic · venerable · institution · gala
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- staying powerCapacity to keep going
- distanceSpace between two points
persistence · fortitude · longest · demanding · resilience · conditioning · heart · closing speed · fatigue · pacing
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- NYC EventsNYC Marathon, ticker tape parade, Easter Parade, Tribeca Film Festival, US Open
- raceshorse race, Kentucky Derby, foot race, car race, Triple Crown
- Equestrian Sportsdressage, show jumping, eventing, polo, reining
- Equestrian Historychariot racing, jousting, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Secretariat
- Triple CrownSecretariat, Affirmed, Seattle Slew, Omaha, Kentucky Derby