Bold Venture, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, does not run in the race.ġ946 - The National Basketball Association is founded at the Commodore Hotel in New York.ġ969 - Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar.ġ976 - 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2.ġ981 - Summing, ridden by George Martins, wins the Belmont Stakes, spoiling Pleasant Colony’s Triple Crown bid.ġ987 - Bet Twice, ridden by Craig Perret, breezes to a 14-length victory in the Belmont Stakes to deny Alysheba the Triple Crown. Open with a three-stroke victory over Bobby Jones.ġ936 - Granville, ridden by James Stout, wins the Belmont Stakes by a neck over Mr. The 3-to-5 favorite wins by six lengths, covering the distance in 59 seconds.ġ924 - Cyril Walker captures the U.S.
1919 - Man o’ War wins his first race, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park.
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