1910 Belmont Stakes

American horse race August 2023 44th Belmont Stakes Stakes race Belmont Stakes Belmont ParkElmont, New York, U.S.A. May 30, 1910 1+3/8 mi furlong m 0 on Sweep 2:22.00 James Butwell James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene Fast Dirt 1909 1913 The 1910 Belmont Stakes was the 44th running of the Belmont Stakes. It was the 6th Belmont Stakes held at Belmont Park and was run on May 30. The race drew only two starters and was won by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey James Butwell riding the favorite Sweep. The colt cantered most of the way and won by six lengths with ease, reflected in the slow time of 2:22 flat for the 1 3 8 miles on dirt.https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-times-may-31-1910-p-10/ Keene's Sweep Wins Belmont Stakes New York Times May 31, 1910 November 21, 2018 At age two, Sweep had won the Belmont Futurity Stakes and his performances in 1909 earned him American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse. His successes in 2010 earned him the Three-Year-Old Champion nation honors. For jockey Butwell the win was his first in the Belmont with a second coming in the 1917 edition.https://www.belmontstakes.com/uploads/historical_races/history_pdf_1917.pdf 1917 Belmont NYRA Belmont Stakes June 16, 1917 November 19, 2018 For another future Hall of Fame inductee, trainer James Rowe won the seventh of his record eight career wins in the Belmont Stakes.https://www.belmontstakes.com/uploads/historical_races/history_pdf_1910.pdf 1910 Belmont NYRA Belmont Stakes May 30, 1910 November 19, 2018 Owner James R. Keene's win marked his third Belmont Stakes triumph in four years and a record sixth overall. His record was equaled in 1955 by the Belair Stud Stable. The 1910 Preakness Handicap was run on May 7 and the 1910 Kentucky Derby three days later on May 10. The Belmont was run twenty days after the Derby. The 1919 Belmont Stakes marked the first time the race was recognized as the third leg of a U.S. Triple Crown series.Bennett Liebman The Rail: The Race for the Triple Crown – Origins of Triple Crown http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/origins-of-triple-crown/ The New York Times April 24, 2008 May 9, 2009 As a result of New York State's Hart–Agnew anti-betting legislation, which contained penalties allowing for fines and up to a year in prison, racing ended in 1910. For the next two years racetracks in New York were closed. The Belmont Stakes would not be run again until 1913.https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1900s/drf1908011801/drf1908011801_1_7 Penalties in the New York Bills Daily Racing Form University of Kentucky Archives January 18, 1908 October 26, 2018 Results Finish Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind EarningsUS$ 1 1 Sweep James Butwell James G. Rowe Sr. James R. Keene 2:22 0/0$8,700 + $1,000 gold plate 2 2 Duke of Ormonde Vincent Powers Charles J. Casey Ormondale Stable (William O'Brien Macdonough) 6 lengths Winning breeder: James R. Keene (KY) Times: 1/4 mile 0:25 1/5; 1/2 mile – 0:51 0/0; 3/4 mile – 1:16 0/0; mile – 1:41 0/0; 1 3/16 (final) – 2:22 0/0. Track condition: fast References External links BelmontStakes.com 1910 Category:Belmont Park Category:1910 in horse racing Category:1910 in American sports Category:1910 in sports in New York (state) Category:Horse races in New York (state) Category:May 1910 sports events in the United States