Belmont Stakes year when the Triple Crown series was split three ways. The Belmont Stakes race was held at Aqueduct Racetrack from 1963 to 1967, while the track at Belmont was restored and renovated. The largest crowd of the 20th century was in 1971 with over 80,000 people, supplemented by the city's Latino community, there to cheer on their new hero, Cañonero II, the Venezuelan colt who had won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and was poised to win the U.S. Triple Crown. However, due to a foot infection that had bothered the horse for several days, Cañonero II failed to
2007 Preakness Stakes 1:53.46, then considered to be tied for the fastest time ever with the clocking of 1:53 (which can range from 1:53.40-1:53.59) set in 1985 by Tank's Prospect and tied in 1996 by Louis Quatorze. However, the current record for the race is 1:53.00, retroactively credited to Secretariat in 2012 after a timer malfunction in the 1973 Preakness Stakes. The 132nd Preakness Stakes Payout Schedule This list contains the current 2007 standings that leads to the Preakness Stakes race. 2007 Preakness Stakes The 2007 Preakness Stakes was the 132nd running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place