Belmont Park to re-open for live racing on Thursday
At 12h46, on May 3, 2023 • By BELMONT PARK
Following a nearly eight-month stay at Aqueduct Racetrack, live racing on the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit returns to Belmont Park on Thursday, May 4 for the 2023 spring/summer meet.
Highlighted by the 155th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday, June 10, the 40-day spring/summer meet will include 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.
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown triumph, which NYRA will commemorate throughout the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.
Live racing will generally be conducted Thursday-Sunday throughout the spring/summer meet with a post time of 1 p.m. Eastern. Twilight racing cards will be offered each Thursday from May 11 through June 22 with a post time of 3:05 p.m.
Post time on Kentucky Derby Day, May 6, will be 12:20 p.m., while the May 20 Preakness Day card will kick off at 12:30 p.m.
