Belmont Futurity Stakes champions, Affirmed, Secretariat, and Citation. In 2001, the race had been scheduled to be run on September 16 but was canceled following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Over the years the race has been contested at various distances: Time record: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Belmont Futurity Stakes The Futurity Stakes, commonly referred to as the Belmont Futurity, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September or October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, United States. Open to two-year-old horses, it is raced on turf over a
2008 Belmont Stakes jockey for both Big Brown and Casino Drive, rode Big Brown while two-time Belmont winner Edgar Prado had been scheduled to ride Casino Drive. The race was seen before 94,476 fans. As provided by Equibase 2008 Belmont Stakes The 2008 Belmont Stakes was the 140th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race was won by Da'Tara, who led the race wire to wire. Da'Tara went off at 38-1 odds, making the win a monumental upset. Entrants included the favorite, winner of both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Big Brown, but he eased on last place, a first for any Triple