81st Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
LocationBelmont Park
Elmont, New York, U.S.
DateJune 11, 1949
Distance1+12 mi (12 furlongs; 2,414 m)
Winning horseCapot
Winning time2:30 15
JockeyTed Atkinson
TrainerJohn M. Gaver Sr.
OwnerGreentree Stable
ConditionsFast
SurfaceDirt

The 88th Belmont Stakes was an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on June 11, 1949. From the fourteen starters,[1] Capot won the race under a ride much praised in the media by future Hall of Fame jockey Ted Atkinson.[2] [3] While Capot had won the Preakness Stakes, there was no Triple Crown at stake as second-place finisher Ponder had won the Kentucky Derby.

The 1949 Belmont Stakes carried a gross purse of $91,500 which went to the first four finishers with the nominator of each of the top three horses receiving $2000, $1,000, and $500, respectively.

Results of the Race
Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Odds To $1 Earnings
US$
Capot Ted Atkinson John M. Gaver Sr. Greentree Stable 5.60 $60,900
Ponder Steve Brooks Ben Jones Calumet Farm .80 $15,000
Palestinian Eddie Arcaro Hirsch Jacobs Isidor Bieber 2.25 $7,500
Sun Barham Carson Kirk Thomas D. Rodrock Mrs. Eben H. Ellison Jr. 23.00 $3,750
Halt Shelby N. Clark Woody Stephens Woodvale Farm (Royce G. Martin) 64.80
Old Rockport Gordon Glisson Richard T. Watts Clifford H. Mooers 12.30
Saint Nicholas Harold Keene Wilbur Borton J. Graham Brown 28.10
Engel Man Vincent Nodarse William O. Hicks David Shaer 196.50

References

  1. "Belmont Stakes (scheduled starters) past performances". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1949-06-11. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  2. "Ted Atkinson, 88; Jockey Won 3,795 Races, Was Elected to Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. 2005-05-06. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  3. "Capot Wins Belmont Stakes Under Atkinsons Good Ride". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1949-06-13. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
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