the attendance at the 2017 belmont stakes was a record 170, 513.
the attendance at the 2017 belmont stakes was a record 170, 513.
what was the attendance at the 2017 belmont stakes?
a record 170, 513
even though a triple crown was not at stake, the race drew a good crowd of 57,729. the start was good, but the field was tightly bunched going into the first turn. at the back of the pack, longshot hollywood handsome checked sharply after almost clipping heels with the horses in front of him, causing jockey florent geroux to lose his stirrups. hollywood handsome raced out of control for nearly a quarter of a mile before geroux was able to pull him up. the horse was vanned off the racetrack as a safety precaution but suffered only a laceration below the left knee.
2017 belmont stakes
2017 belmont stakes









































the 2017 belmont stakes was the 149th running of the belmont stakes and the 106th time the event took place at belmont park. the race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final jewel in thoroughbred horse racing's american triple crown series. the race was on june 10, 2017, and was broadcast by nbc starting at 5 pm edt. for the second straight year, the belmont did not have a triple crown at stake, as 2017 kentucky derby winner always dreaming had lost in the preakness stakes. the race was won by tapwrit.









































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2017 belmont stakes