1973 Kentucky Derby entered the homestretch, Secretariat passed Sham in the final furlong and distanced himself to consolidate his lead. Secretariat would go on to win the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the succeeding weeks, thus becoming the ninth horse to complete the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Thirteen horses entered the Derby, which could have at most twenty participants. Horse owners had to pay a final entry fee of $2,500 to have their horses officially entered. The field was larger than anticipated because of new entries following Secretariat's loss at the Wood Memorial Stakes in New York. The Wood Memorial had
2005 Belmont Stakes pace, the final time was a modest 2:28.75. Source: Equibase<br> Times: – 0:24.47; – 0:48.62; – 1:12.92; mile – 1:38.05; – 2:02.45; final – 2:28.75.<br> Fractional Splits: (:24.47) (:24.15) (:24.30) (:25.13) (:26.20) (:24.50) The 137th Belmont Payout Schedule 2005 Belmont Stakes The 2005 Belmont Stakes was the 137th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race, known as the "test of the champion" and sometimes called the "final jewel" in thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown series. It was held on June 11, 2005, three weeks after the Preakness Stakes and five weeks after the Kentucky Derby. In 2005, the Kentucky Derby