1899 Belmont Stakes

33rd Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
LocationMorris Park Racecourse
Morris Park, New York, U.S.A.
DateMay 25, 1899
Distance1+3⁄8 mi (11 furlongs; 2,213 m)
Winning horseJean Bereaud
Winning time2:23.00
JockeyRichard Clawson
TrainerSam Hildreth
OwnerSydney Paget
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt
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The 1899 Belmont Stakes was the 33rd running of the Belmont Stakes. It was the 10th Belmont Stakes held at Morris Park Racecourse in Morris Park, New York, and was run on May 25, 1899. The race drew four starters and was won by favored Jean Bereaud whose winning time of 2:23 flat set a new Morris Park track record for 1 3⁄8 miles on dirt.[1]

For future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Sam Hildreth, it was the first of his seven wins in the Belmont Stakes.[2]

For jockey Richard Clawson, the win aboard Jean Bereaud was his first of two in the 1899 Classics as he went on to win in the Preakness aboard Half Time, the colt ridden by Skeets Martin who finished second in the Belmont.[3]

The 1899 Kentucky Derby was run on May 4 and the 1899 Preakness Stakes on May 30, five days after the Belmont.[4][5] The 1919 Belmont Stakes would mark the first time the race would be recognized as the third leg of a U.S. Triple Crown series.[6]

  1. ^ "1899 Belmont" (PDF). NYRA Belmont Stakes. May 25, 1899. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Samuel C. Hildreth". Racingmuseum.org. January 1, 1955. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "1899 Belmont" (PDF). NYRA Belmont Stakes. May 25, 1899. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "1899 Kentucky Derby". Churchill Downs Incorporated. May 4, 1899. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Brooklyn Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. May 31, 1899. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Liebman, Bennett (April 24, 2008). "The Rail: The Race for the Triple Crown - Origins of Triple Crown". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved May 9, 2009.