2005 Belmont Stakes Fact Sheet

BASIC INFORMATION
What: 137th Running of the $1 million Belmont Stakes (Gr. 1) for 3-year-olds at 1 1/2 miles. Additionally, the 13-race card will include the $400,000 Manhattan Handicap (Gr. 1), the $250,000 Brooklyn Handicap (Gr. 2), the $200,000 True North Breeders' Cup Handicap (Gr. 2), the $200,000 Riva Ridge Breeders' Cup (Gr. 2) and the $250,000 Just A Game Breeders' Cup Handicap (Gr. 2).
When: Saturday, June 11, 2005
Where: Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Belmont Park General Telephone Number: (516) 488-6000; until May 4, call (718) 641-4700.
Belmont Park Web Site Address: nyra.com
Belmont Park General Email Address: [a href=mailto:nyra@nyrainc.com]nyra@nyrainc.com[/a]

TIMES
Parking Gates Open: 8:15 a.m. EDT
Admission Gates Open: 8:30 a.m. EDT
First Race Post Time: Noon EDT
Belmont Stakes (11th Race) Post Time: 6:38 p.m. EDT (approximately)
Last Race (13th Race) Post Time: 7:50 p.m. EDT (approximately)

ADMISSION
General Admission: $10, includes access to Backyard Picnic Area, Trackside Apron area and three interior levels of the grandstand.
Clubhouse Admission: $20, includes access to Trackside Apron area and three interior levels.
No infield access.

PARKING (On Belmont Stakes Day)
General Parking: $10
Preferred Parking: $25
No valet parking.
No overnight RV parking.

SEATING
Reserved seats for Belmont Stakes Day on Saturday, June 11, 2005, are sold out. Seats were offered through a lottery that had a deadline of Monday, Feb. 28.

There is, however, always space for thousands of fans in first-come, first-served seating. The Grandstand, Backyard and Trackside Apron area offer plenty of free benches, chairs and picnic tables. To download the Seating Chart for the 2005 Belmont Stakes, go [a href=http://nyra.com/images/05RSFrmA.pdf]here[/a].


ATTIRE
It has long been tradition for spectators to dress up for races. Attire guidelines differ for different parts of Belmont Park:
Box Seats: Gentlemen are required to wear suits or sports coats. Ladies should wear dresses, skirts or slack outfits. Absolutely no shorts or jeans.
Garden Terrace Restaurant: Gentlemen are required to wear suits or sports coats. Ladies should wear dresses, skirts or slack outfits. Absolutely no shorts or jeans.
Clubhouse: Proper attire. No abbreviated wear. Gentlemen may not wear tank tops.
Grandstand: Shirts and shoes required.

COOLERS
Coolers are permitted in Belmont Park's backyard area, but no glass containers of any kind and no alcoholic beverages will be permitted. The restriction regarding alcohol has been enacted in the interest of patron safety and in an attempt to make sure that people drink responsibly.

TELEVISION
The events at Belmont Park will be broadcast throughout the day. ESPN will broadcast from 3 to 5:30 p.m. EDT. NBC will broadcast from 5:30 to 7 p.m. EDT (All times subject to change.)


RECORD TOTALS
Belmont Stakes Day is the biggest day in New York race and it always produces impressive numbers and statistics.
Top Attendance - 120,139 in 2004.
On-Track Handle (Day) - $14,461,402 in 2004.
Total Overall Handle (Day) - $114,887,594 in 2004.

SOUVENIR POST PARADE PROGRAMS
Belmont Stakes Post Parades can be purchased after June 12 by sending a check or money order payable to the New York Racing Association. Each Post Parade costs $4. Send to: New York Racing Association / ATTN: James Sibree / PO Box 90 / Jamaica NY 11417.

WAGERING MENU
There will be many ways to wager on Belmont Stakes Day at Belmont Park. The $1 Million Guaranteed Pick 6 Pool begins on Race 6. The $1 Million Guaranteed Pick 4 begins on Race 8. A table of all the races with post times and wagers available appears below.

Admission, Wagering, and Security
Parking, Directions, and Accessibility

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