2015 Belmont Stakes: Live updates
Join Newsday staff as we follow the Belmont Stakes, as Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner American Pharaoh goes for the first Triple Crown since 1978.
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#AmericanPharoah wins the Triple Crown in the #BelmontStakes nwsdy.li/1FFX1yc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG2impRU8AA-dkx.jpg
by Newsday via twitter edited by Greg Emerson 6/6/2015 11:02:09 PM
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MSP demanded $52 ,000+ for a list of FOIA requests. And $700 + to research the estimate of the cost for another request. #IRE15by jonahshai via twitter retweeted by chayesmatthew 6/6/2015 5:16:29 PM -
Outside @BelmontStakes with the characters from @Wendys!!!! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1T7l8WcAAuL8f.jpg
by Nicole Fuller via twitter 6/6/2015 5:19:46 PM -
No tickets? Apparently no problem! Fence-hopping on Hempstead Turnpike at the @belmontstakes http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1O1QgXIAEuuPO.jpg
by Nicole Fuller via twitter 6/6/2015 5:19:52 PM -
[email protected]NassauCountyPD & @nyspolice on patrol @belmontstakes #belmontstakes http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1MPpiXAAAaVwS.jpg
by Nicole Fuller via twitter 6/6/2015 5:19:54 PM -
Early bathroom line check. Status: tolerable. #BelmontStakesDay http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1PuBAVIAIHeGT.jpg
by Candice Ruud via twitter 6/6/2015 5:20:01 PM -
And then this happens. #belmontstakes #barbershopquartet http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1OIEGVIAEZQxf.jpg
by Candice Ruud via twitter 6/6/2015 5:20:02 PM -
You guuuuuuys, the parachute crew let me go in their helicopter. #belmont http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG0-YWnXEAEE3nP.jpg
by Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 5:20:16 PM -
Security guard asked if my work bag contained lighters or mace. Not sure if that was a precaution or a suggestion. #BelmontStakesby Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 5:20:22 PM
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Already long lines this morning @ Belmont Park. Scalpers out in force despite NY State Police presence. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG05zWyW8AEWQSX.jpg
by Nicole Fuller via twitter 6/6/2015 5:20:39 PM -
To a of media covering #belmont http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1HUnQWwAAf-SG.jpg
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 5:20:52 PM -
#belmont MTA stations announcing Belmont is sold out. don't have a ticket? Don't go http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG09rV7W8AAx4gX.jpg
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 5:20:55 PM -
2nd train arriving at #Belmont just as packed. Announcer welcomes everyone as the masses pour put of the trains. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG00_pRWgAAsHab.jpg
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 5:20:58 PM -
Lots of security, including K9 officers at LIRR #belmont station ready for the revelers. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG0xzqUW8AAwUBV.jpg
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 5:21:02 PM -
Standing room only on first train to #belmont http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG0tnTCWwAAFkkU.jpg
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 5:21:05 PM -
First train coming in to #Belmont was packed. Trains run every 15 minutes. Waves expected all day http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG0tb6XXAAAL4Lu.jpg
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 5:21:08 PM -
Packed as people get off the train at #belmont this morning! Lots of excited people http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG0ssVUWcAAOqFw.jpg
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 5:21:10 PM -
Dads&daughters huddling around racing books, women in hats&heels taking selfies, and the constant hustle of $10 Coors Light. #belmontstakesby Candice Ruud via twitter 6/6/2015 5:21:27 PM
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#BelmontStakes Day at #Belmont is officially SOLD OUT! Can't wait to see you for a great day: bit.ly/1G0YsKP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGyPemqVIAAiXUZ.jpg
by Belmont Stakes via twitter retweeted by candiceruud 6/6/2015 5:21:35 PM -
Thousands of fans are making their way to Belmont Park for today's #BelmontStakes nwsdy.li/1G1MK2o http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1SZGhUYAA813a.jpg
by Newsday via twitter 6/6/2015 5:22:00 PM -
Lady American Pharaoh has arrived at Belmont Park for the Belmont Park Race. #ndbelmont #newsday… instagram.com/p/3mFAVDM1ZV/
by Jessica Rotkiewicz via twitter 6/6/2015 5:22:58 PM -
Newsday's office for the day #ndbelmont #belmontpark #belmonttriplecrowncoverage #triplecrown… instagram.com/p/3l651lM1Sn/
by Jessica Rotkiewicz via twitter 6/6/2015 5:23:04 PM -
Sports celebs are hungry. Joe Torre just came into the Belmont Room and Cowboys' Jerry Jones is there too. #ndbelmontby Daniel Bubbeo via twitter 6/6/2015 6:37:18 PM -
Spotted signing autographs at Belmont were owners of Seattle Slew and Affirmed.by Daniel Bubbeo via twitter 6/6/2015 6:37:20 PM
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Here's the command center for #BelmontStakes media. Not pictured: press box betting table. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1n_ChWwAAdMvO.jpg
by Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 6:40:58 PM -
Who doesn't love a nice horsey rump. #belmontstakesday http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1odw9U8AArWl2.jpg
by Candice Ruud via twitter 6/6/2015 6:43:14 PM -
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The big money $$$$ man outside of @BelmontStakes http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1o4TwWoAAyITH.jpg
by Nicole Fuller via twitter 6/6/2015 6:44:51 PM -
Vibe in picnic area shifting from "pleasantly buzzed" to "tearfully talking about your ex while losing spacial preception."by Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 6:47:31 PM
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In case anyone was wondering, drink carts were open when I got here at 10-ish and last call is 8:30.by Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 6:48:39 PM
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We're live at the #BelmontStakes nwsdy.li/1KgYrWj http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1dQJlUAAEY534.jpg
by Newsday via twitter 6/6/2015 6:49:51 PM -
Guy chugging Bud: "Excuse me, why you standing here by yourself?" BECAUSE I'M TWEETING. #prioritiesby Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 6:52:24 PM
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Bathroom line update: getting to the point of obnoxiously long. #belmontstakesday http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1rG_PW8AA174T.jpg
by Candice Ruud via twitter 6/6/2015 6:55:22 PM -
Betting man. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1rs33WgAAJ3-v.jpg
by Matthew Chayes via twitter 6/6/2015 6:58:46 PM -
.@NassauCountyPD Commissioner Thomas Krumpter arriving at @BelmontStakes ; says there's been no arrests. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1sSPlWcAABqVY.jpg
by Nicole Fuller via twitter 6/6/2015 6:59:44 PM -
Just chatting with the Belmont band and swing dancers. They attract quite a crowd. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1urC3W0AIieZJ.jpg
by Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 7:10:09 PM -
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 7:13:54 PM
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Me and this patriotic dude @BelmontStakes http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1t5xcXAAADO1W.jpg
by Nicole Fuller via twitter retweeted by chayesmatthew 6/6/2015 7:18:54 PM -
Bout 50% of the women here in five-inch heels and floppy hats have reached the "Pinterest lied, this is awful" plateau. The rest? Warriors.by Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 7:19:51 PM
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Grandstand Depot at #belmontstakes http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG12stIWoAAtcmb.jpg
by Valerie Bauman via twitter 6/6/2015 7:45:13 PM -
Media table near me indicates there's a publication called "Blood Horse." Mascot? Jean Claude Gran-Dam. #horsepuns #ohmygodmybrain #belmontby Laura Albanese via twitter 6/6/2015 8:26:00 PM
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Just a few hours before everyone cares about horse racing for two minutes and then forgets about if for another eleven months.by bengreenman via twitter retweeted by chayesmatthew 6/6/2015 8:34:34 PM -
Racegoer sitting for a free Crestor cholesterol screening at @BelmontStakes washing blood test down w/ a @Budweiser http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG2DaMgWgAAklHm.jpg
by Matthew Chayes via twitter 6/6/2015 8:41:01 PM -
Helwan was the 10th death at Belmont this year. A reminder of the uglier side of the sport: newsday.com/sports/horsera… #BelmontStakesDayby Candice Ruud via twitter 6/6/2015 8:44:27 PM
