Ample Rest a Key Factor in Determining Belmont Winners
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The Belmont Stakes is rather famously known as “The Test of the Champion.”
These days, a more fitting moniker might be “The Rest of the Champion.”
In reviewing the last 10 winners of the Belmont, the dominant trend has involved five weeks of rest for the horses who have turned in the best efforts in the demanding mile-and-a-half final jewel in the Triple Crown.