Belmont's Return to Its Rebuilt Home May Not Bring Back Its Signature Distance

A new report indicates that when the Belmont Stakes moves back to its traditional address at the rebuilt Belmont Park next June, the race may not run at its historic mile-and-a-half. The mile-and-a-half has long set the Belmont apart from the Kentucky Derby and Preakness as the ultimate test of stamina in American racing's Triple Crown series. Any change to that distance would mark a departure from decades of tradition tied specifically to the Belmont Park oval. NYRA has not confirmed the shift, and the report leaves open exactly what distance the race would run instead.

With reporting from Thoroughbred Daily News.