Belmont Stakes By The Numbers
2: Fillies to win in the first 39 runnings – Ruthless in 1867 and Tanya in 1905.
4: Winners sired by Lexington in first 11 editions – General Duke (1868), Kingfisher (1870), Harry Bassett (1871) and Duke Of Magenta (1878).
6: Belmont Stakes wins by owners James R. Keane and Belair Stud, the record.
5: Consecutive Belmont Stakes wins by trainer Woody Stephens from 1982 to 1986 with Conquistador Cielo, Caveat, Swale, Crème Fraiche and Danzig Connection.
102: Years between winning fillies – Tanya in 1905 and Rags To Riches in 2007.
1: Trainer to condition two Triple Crown winners. James “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons did it with Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in 1935. Bob Baffert could become the second with a Belmont win by Justify.
4: Tracks to host the Belmont Stakes – Jerome Park (1867-89) in the Bronx, Morris Park (1890-1904), Aqueduct (1963-67) and – of course – Belmont Park (1905-62 and 1968-2018). The race was not run in 1911 and 1912 due to anti-gambling legislation.
10: Owners with back-to-back winners, most recently Meadow Stable with Riva Ridge in 1972 and Secretariat in 1973.
