1973 Belmont Stakes a sloppy track. However, Knightly Dawn was scratched prior to race day. The horse's scratch also reduced the winner's share from $150,200 to $90,120. There was much speculation going into the Stakes over Secretariat's bid for the Triple Crown. Since 1948, when Citation achieved the feat, there had been six horses that had won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes before failing in the Belmont Stakes. When comparing Secretariat to those six horses' health and fitness before the Belmont Stakes, writer Bonifice felt Secretariat was in the best shape, almost as good as when he entered the Kentucky
Fort Marcy Stakes it took place at Belmont Park on the day of the Kentucky Derby. Speed record: (at current distance of miles) Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Fort Marcy Stakes The Fort Marcy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III race, it is open to horses three-years-old and up and is raced on turf over a distance of miles. The event currently offers a purse of $150,000 added. It was initially known as