Belmont Park Race Track, Elmont, NY

Belmont Park Race Track is 430 acres of horse racing at 2150 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY 11003. The race track will be home to the fifty nine day Spring/Summer meeting from April 30 to July 18 and then again hosts the thirty seven day Fall Championship meeting from September 11 to October 31. Belmont Park Race Track also hosts the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes in June. Post times for the Spring/Summer meetings are 1:00 pm daily with the exception of a 3:00 pm Sunset Friday Party in June. During the fall the race track is dark on Mondays and Tuesdays except October 11th. Post times are also at 1:00 pm daily.

The main course is one and a half miles and the stands can hold 85,000 to 90,000 patrons. Total seating capacity is about 32,000 people and there is trackside dining for up to 2,300 patrons. The parking gates open at 10:45 am daily and at 8:15 am on the day of the Belmont Stakes race. General parking for Belmont Stakes Day is $2.00 to $10.00 and $4.00 to $25.00 for preferred parking. Clubhouse preferred parking on Belmont Stakes Day is $7.00 to $40.00. Valet parking is $6.00, but there is no valet parking on Belmont Stakes Day. A courtesy bus shuttle runs from the parking area to the race track area. Handicapped parking is available near the Clubhouse and Grandstand. A handicap permit or registration is required to park in these spaces.

Gates open at 11:00 am except on Belmont Stakes Day and Father's Day. The grandstand admission is $2.00 to $10.00 on Belmont Stakes Day and clubhouse admission is $5.00 to $20.00 on Belmont Stakes Day. On the Sunset Friday party grandstand admission is free until 1:00 pm and then the regular prices will apply. Clubhouse admission is $3.00 until 1:00 pm when regular prices will then apply. Children under 12 are free with an adult.

The attire that is expected at Belmont Park Race Track is traditional elegance. Anyone over the age of 12 is expected to comply. In the Paddock and Winner's Circle no shorts or abbreviated wear is permitted and gentlemen must wear a collared shirt. When sitting in the Box Seats gentlemen must be in a suit or sports jacket with a tie being optional. Ladies must wear dresses, skirts or slack outfits. No shorts or jeans are allowed. Men must wear a tie with their suit or sports jacket on Belmont Stakes Day. Shirts and shoes are always required in the Grandstand seating area. In the Belmont Room dining area the same attire as above is required. The Garden Terrace allows neat casual attire with men wearing collared shirts and a suit or jacket optional. On Belmont Stakes Day suits or sports jackets and dresses, skirts or pantsuits for ladies must be worn.

There are ATM machines at Belmont Park Race Track, a barber shop, binocular rentals, coat check, Personal Handicapping Stations, Race Replay Centers, First Aid center in the basement of the Jockey's Room and a lost and found at the Security Office.