First Belmont Stakes Run: The Triple Crown Gets Its Third Leg
The 1867 Belmont Stakes featured a grueling 1 5/8-mile race where winners claimed $200 each plus a $1,500 added purse and an English saddle from Merry of London. This event established the oldest Triple Crown tradition, predating the Preakness by six years and the Kentucky Derby by eight. Aristides finished second in the 1875 edition, proving the race's enduring prestige before the first Kentucky Derby winner even claimed his own title.
June 19, 1867
159 years ago
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couronnement de Louis IV d'Outremer comme roi de France.
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Rei Luís IX da França ordena que todos os judeus encontrados em público sem um distintivo amarelo identificador sejam multados em dez libras de prata.
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