6/8 (BEL) 145th Belmont Stakes: Field at 14 as 'Tiz' passes

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Originally Posted by Kasept

1983. Caveat.

13 in that field, but a race I hadn't seen on video before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1immmAJSubw

http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=5443,1948469

Some interesting stats in those newspaper clippings:
- It was the first time the Derby winner skipped the Belmont since 1970; and
- Largest field for the Belmont was 14 in 1875