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 win 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.Harris, Russ. "Slew Comes Through; 4-Length Romp Seals Triple Crown". New York Daily News. June 12, 1977.Cady, Steve. "9 Named to Challenge Seattle Slew's Streak". The New York Times. June 10, 1977.
Results
Finish PostPosition ProgramNumber Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Final Odds(to 1) Stakes 1 5 5 Seattle Slew 0.40 $109,080 2 1 2 Run Dusty Run Golden Chance Farm 5.10 $39,096 3 6 7 Sanhedrin Darby Dan Farm 6.50 $21,816 4 7 8 Mr. Red Wing 69.90 $10,908 5 2 3 Iron Constitution 7.40 − 6 8 9 Spirit Level Meadow Stable 15.90 − 7 4 4 Sir Sir La Luna Stable 94.90 − 8 3 1A Make Amends Elmendorf Farm 57.20 − scratched 1 Hey Hey J. P. Fast Pierina Stable − − scratched 6 Leading Scorer − −
Times: mile: :24.6, mile: :48.4, mile: 1:14, 1 mile: 1:38.8, 1mile: 2:03.8, Final: 2:29.61977 Belmont Stakes chart. BelmontStakes.com
Note: times were kept to the fifth of a second.
Payout schedule
Program Horse Win Place Show 5 Seattle Slew $2.80 $2.60 $2.20 2 Run Dusty Run – $3.20 $2.40 7 Sanhedrin – – $2.60
See also 1977 Kentucky Derby 1977 Preakness Stakes
References
External links BelmontStakes.com 1977 Belmont Stakes on YouTube