- TV: NBC
- Location:Belmont Park, Elmont, NY
- Approximate Start Time: 6:40pm EST
NBC will broadcast the 2012 Belmont Stakes on Saturday,
June 9, 2012 from 5-7pm. The post time (the actual start time) for the
main race is 6:40pm. There
are twelve other races going on that day, so there is plenty of other horse
racing occurring.
The Belmont Stakes (aka the Run for the Roses) is a Grade
I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. It is 1 ½ miles (12
furlongs) in length and first place wins $1,000,000.
The Belmont Stakes is the third leg in the US Triple Crown following the Kentucky Derby
and the Preakness Stakes.