The Championship Track

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The Championship Track is the famed nickname for Belmont Park, the historic New York thoroughbred racetrack known for hosting the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Classic race
Grade I stakes race
nickname
thoroughbred racetrack
alsoKnownAs The Test of the Champion
appliesTo Belmont Park racetrack
linked to: Belmont Park
associatedWithEvent Belmont Stakes
associatedWithSeries American Triple Crown
linked to: U.S. Triple Crown
associatedWithSport thoroughbred horse racing
country United States
culturalSignificance symbol of American championship horse racing
distanceSpecialty classic-distance races
geographicContext New York
hosts Belmont Stakes
knownFor hosting the final leg of the Triple Crown
locatedIn Belmont Park
Elmont, New York
Long Island
Nassau County, New York
New York State
nickname The Championship Track
notableFeature hosts many championship-level races
notableRace Belmont Stakes
Jockey Club Gold Cup
Metropolitan Handicap
opened 1905
operator New York Racing Association
ownership State of New York
linked to: New York State
partOf American Triple Crown
linked to: U.S. Triple Crown
primaryUse thoroughbred horse racing
reasonForNickname association with championship-level races
site of the Triple Crown’s deciding race
refersTo Belmont Park
regionServed New York metropolitan area
reputation one of the most important racetracks in American racing
sequencePosition third leg of the Triple Crown
sport horse racing
surface dirt main track
turf courses
trackType left-handed

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Belmont Park nickname The Championship Track
Belmont Park nickname The Championship Track
subject linked to: The Championship Track