U.S. Thoroughbred racing is dominated by the Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes – and the 13 racehorses to sweep that trio of races etched their names in the horse racing’s history books as the series elevated them to legendary status. Learn More About the 13 Triple Crown Winners
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SLIDESHOW: Meet the Contenders for the 2025 Belmont Stakes
The $2 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets returns to idyllic Saratoga Race Course for the second straight year while Belmont Park undergoes a massive renovation.
Ten Memorable Belmont Stakes Upsets
As the oldest of the three Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets has seen its fair share of upsets, and the majority of those have come in roughly the last third of the race’s 156-year history. During the post-World War II era, 20 horses have come into the Belmont Stakes with wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, only to have their bids for immortality denied (this includes I’ll Have Another in 2012, who was scratched the day before the Belmont with an injury).
1935 Triple Crown Winner Omaha: The Belair Bullet
He stands alone in the annals of Thoroughbred racing, the only Triple Crown winner sired by a Triple Crown winner. Omaha had big shoes to fill when he was foaled at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. on March 24, 1932. His daddy was 1930 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox who scored nine victories in 10 races and had become the greatest money winner in the history of American racing.
