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Belmont Park 2023 Spring/Summer Meet biggest stakes schedule.
Belmont Park 2023 Spring/Summer Meet biggest stakes schedule. / Frank Franklin II / Associated Press
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The Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet runs from May 5 through July 9, 2023. The 40-day meet features dozens of big stakes races, including Belmont Stakes Day on June 10.

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Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet Stakes Schedule 2023

The Belmont Spring/Summer Meet features 54 stakes races worth $15.57 million in total purses. Included below are all graded stakes with a purse of at least $200,000.

The Belmont Spring/Summer Meet will see 12 Grade 1 races, with nine of those contests scheduled during the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival from Thursday, June 8 through Saturday, June 10.

Belmont Park Biggest Stakes Races 2023

Date

Race/Grade

Purse

Restrictions

Distance

May 13

Man o' War (G1)

$600,000

4-year-olds & up

1 3/8 miles on turf

May 13

Peter Pan (G3)

$200,000

3-year-olds

1 1/8 miles

May 29

Commentator Handicap (NYB)

$200,000

3-year-olds & up

1 1/16 miles

May 29

Critical Eye Handicap (NYB)

$200,000

Fillies & Mares 3 & up

1 1/16 miles

June 3

Pennine Ridge (G2)

$200,000

3-year-olds

1 1/8 miles on turf

June 8

Wonder Again (G2)

$200,000

3-year-old fillies

1 1/8 miles

June 9

Acorn (G1)

$500,000

3-year-old fillies

1 1/16 miles

June 9

Belmont Gold Cup (G2)

$250,000

4 & up

2 miles on turf

June 9

Intercontinental (G3)

$200,000

Fillies & Mares 4 & up

6 furlongs on turf

June 9

Just a Game (G1)

$500,000

Fillies & Mares 4 & up

1 mile on turf

June 9

New York (G1)

$600,000

Fillies & Mares 4 & up

1 1/4 miles on turf

June 17

Bed o' Roses

$200,000

Fillies & Mares 4 & up

7 furlongs

Belmont Stakes Day

In addition, the biggest day of racing during the spring/summer meet is Saturday, June 10 for the blockbuster Belmont Stakes Day program. A total of nine big graded stakes races is headlined by the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes and "Test of the Champion" Triple Crown race.

*indicates "Win and You're In'"Breeders' Cup qualifying race.

Race/Grade

Purse

Restrictions

Distance

Belmont Stakes (G1)

$1.5 Million

3-year-olds

1 1/2 miles

Metropolitan Handicap (G1)*

$1 million

3-year-olds & up

1 mile

Manhattan (G1)

$750,000

4-year-olds & up

1 1/4 miles on turf

Ogden Phipps (G1)*

$500,000

Fillies & Mares 4 & u p

1 1/16 miles

Jaipur (G1)*

$400,000

3-year-olds & up

6 furlongs on the turf

Woody Stevens (G1)

$400,000

3-year-olds

7 furlongs

Brooklyn Invitational (G2)

$250,000

4-year-olds & up

1 1/2 miles

True North (G2)

$250,000

4-year-olds & up

6 1/2 furlongs

Poker (G3)

$200,000

4-year-olds & up

1 mile on turf

In addition, the closing race day program on Saturday, July 8 includes the following big stakes races.

  • $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational (G1)
  • $500,000 Belmont Oaks (G1)
  • $350,000 Suburban (G2)
  • $175,000 Victory Ride (G3)

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