1973 Preakness Stakes "Now, we're going to try and win the Belmont." Torsion's jockey Ben Feliciano said, in regards to Secretariat, "He's the best." Betting on the races held that day at Pimlico Stakes totaled to $3,792,076, which set the Maryland record for amount of money wagered for the day. Off-track betting on the Preakness Stakes reached $922,989, which was included in the previous record total. Three weeks after the Preakness, the Belmont Stakes featured a five-horse field. Secretariat won by 31 lengths with a time of 2:24 for the mile and a half, both course records in their own right. Through his
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