1977 Belmont Stakes

109th Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
Grade I stakes race
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, U.S.
DateJune 11, 1977
Winning horseSeattle Slew
Winning time2:29.6
JockeyJean Cruguet
TrainerWilliam H. Turner, Jr.
OwnerKaren L. Taylor
ConditionsMuddy
SurfaceDirt
Attendance70,229
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The 1977 Belmont Stakes was the 109th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York held on June 11, 1977. With a field of eight horses, Seattle Slew won by four lengths in front of a crowd of 70,229 spectators. In conjunction with previously winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Seattle Slew became the tenth horse to with the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, and the first to do so unbeaten. The race went off at 5:47 pm ET and was televised on CBS nationwide.[1][2]