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Belmont Stakes 1963-67: A look back at when the ‘Test of the Champion’ was held at the Big A
Teresa Genaro
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Jun 2 2026
By the time the Belmont Stakes moved – temporarily - to Aqueduct Racetrack in 1963, the race named for financier August Belmont, Sr. had already known three homes: Jerome Park, at which the race was inaugurated in 1867; Morris Park, which hosted the race from 1890 - 1904; and Belmont Park, which opened in 1905.
