Belmont Bound

On Saturday my four roommates and I traveled to the 146th Belmont Stakes in the hopes that we would witness history being made. We took a train from Penn Station to an anxious crowd of 36,000 people. The Belmont Stake horserace is the third and final leg of the triple crown. California Chrome won both the Kentucky Derby and then Preakness Stakes in 2014, and if he would have won the Belmont, it would have been the first time the triple crown was won by a horse in the US since 1978. Sadly California Chrome came in fourth place due to a bad start when first coming out of the gates. The horse next to him stepped on his foot at the start and took out a "chunk of his hoof." Tonalist won the race, followed by Commissioner in second and Medal Count in third. I placed 4 bets in the 11th and final race on Wicked Strong, Commanding Curve, Ride on Curlin, and of course California Chrome. Although I didn't win anything, the experience of being there and placing a bet was a lot of fun. Even though history wasn't made, I will remember that day forever.

On the train to the Belmont Stakes

The sea of 36,000 people waiting to get into the track 

My roommate holding up a poster for California Chrome

There was a 30 minute rest period in between each race