2004 Belmont Stakes (G1)

Date/Track:
6/5/2004, Belmont Park
Distance:
1 1/2m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
2:27.50

What the Nation is saying about the 2004 Belmont Stakes (G1)...

As a tribute to Birdstone’s remarkable feat of siring two different winners of a Triple Crown race in the same year (the first stallion to do so since Count Fleet in 1951), and from his first crop no less, I am re-printing my 2004 Belmont Stakes recap from the Blood-Horse. (Sorry, it’s pretty long).Read More
6/9/2004 By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY ELMONT, N.Y. — Trainer Nick Zito said before Saturday's Belmont that he would be thrilled to finish second behind Triple Crown hopeful Smarty Jones. Zito predicted the right horses at the finish line, but he just had them in the wrong order.Read More