By the way, for anyone interested, the Queens Village walk is easy. It's about a mile. You walk down Hempstead towards the Cross Island, walk over the Cross Island, and you take a right at the first big intersection ( I can't remember the street but it's about a half mile from Belmont and it's obviously a " big " intersection ). You will see the railroad overpass about a quarter mile ahead and the station is on that street.....opposite side of the overpass to get back to NY. I think the trains leave around 31 minutes after the hour.

Probably is.

The F Train/N6 connection works because, first of all, I know it, and secondly because I avoid the Jamaica Station area and the traffic the bus deals with there. It takes 10-15 minutes on the bus from 179th to Belmont.

Springfield Blvd

And the "super-secret" Belmont Day avoid-the-crowds-on-the-LIRR:

Walk ALL the way around the track to the backstretch and the once-a-year overflow parking, then follow Belmont Park Rd to Spruce Ave, and you'll end up at Bellerose Station which will have empty trains all day :)

About the same distance walk as Queens Village.

I was there for the 2004 Belmont, and of all the Triple Crown races I've gone to with my own vehicle, it was by far the easiest in terms of traffic to leave after the race. The key is to park out in the hinterland where one has to take a bus to get to the track.

You know, I'd rather just get there early, spend the $10 to get in the track, then scope out a spot by the rail very early and not give it up with your life. That's way easier than paying the heft sums you'll have to pay on eBay to watch the race.

Hypothetically if i was looking for a hotel near belmont what area should i be looking in?
Not a big fan of the city so i’m basically looking for a place to park and take a cab to the track, and i noticed a BB that claims its 1 mile from belmont at a reasonable price.

Thanks for all your help

-bt-

I'm staying at JFK, Hilton, supposedly 7 miles from Belmont.
Plan on cabbing it to Belmont. Is there an easier way. I have a ride back to the hotel friday.
What about on Saturday, are there cabs available when it's over?

Was planning on just wandering with general admission, any other suggestions?

Thanks all for the responses. We get in Fri mid-morning. We'll go into the city and take it from there.

.......... i hear ya on #4, was unreal getting back to the city for the 04 running :eek:

we parked in one of those lots last time and won't do it again....... Friday was fine Saturday wasn't as it's one big funnel. Gen Admission is way to go. See you's in the paddock. Not sure if this year's Belmont can beat last year's but we'll see and I can't wait.

By the way, love the Bel logo this year using Rag's silks.

I'm pretty sure it'll beat last year's.

Not if Tale of Ekati wins

1. He won't.
2. Even if he did, it'd be a hell of a time. The '04 Belmont still the most dramatic sporting event I've ever been to, even though Birdstone won.

I'm going to go with 1989 Princeton-Georgetown, but 2004 Belmont is pretty close.

1. He won't.
2. Even if he did, it'd be a hell of a time. The '04 Belmont still the most dramatic sporting event I've ever been to, even though Birdstone won.[/QUOTE]

Even though my heart sank into my groin area, I agree 100%.

With the final football game at the Vet (Phi/TB) coming in second. Both events ending in typical Philly fashion.

Yes. Most of my family was in attendance. I think Elmont is still recovering from us.

was it dramatic because he lost? i think it may have been one of the most anticlimactic events ever, with sj getting caught late the way he did, but i'm not sure i'd agree it was one of the most dramatic...

now the gtown-princeton game was both exciting and anticlimactic, therefore very dramatic, but i was not at that game.

the most exciting sporting event i've actually been at, taking all factors into consideration (how big of a fan i am of the horse/team, if i own the horse, if i bet on the horse/team, etc...) was probably the nyj/miami monday night game in 2000, when the jets scored 30 points in the 4th quarter to tie the dolphins and won it in overtime...now i say it was the most dramatic/exciting because even though i am a new yorker, i am a cowboys fan...but this game was something i will never, ever forget, and i had no real interest other than being there...