The 88th Belmont Stakes was an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on June 11, 1949. From the fourteen starters, Capot won the race under a ride much praised in the media by future Hall of Fame jockey Ted Atkinson. While Capot had won the Preakness Stakes, there was no Triple Crown at stake as second-place finisher Ponder had won the Kentucky Derby.
The 1949 Belmont Stakes carried a gross purse of $91,500 which went to the first four finishers with the nominator of each of the top three horses receiving $2000, $1,000, and $500, respectively.
+Results of the RaceHorseJockeyTrainerOwnerOdds To $1EarningsUS$CapotTed AtkinsonJohn M. Gaver Sr.Greentree Stable5.60$60,900PonderSteve BrooksBen JonesCalumet Farm.80$15,000Palestinian Eddie ArcaroHirsch JacobsIsidor Bieber 2.25$7,500Sun BarhamCarson Kirk Thomas D. RodrockMrs. Eben H. Ellison Jr.23.00$3,750HaltShelby N. Clark Woody StephensWoodvale Farm (Royce G. Martin)64.80Old RockportGordon Glisson Richard T. WattsClifford H. Mooers 12.30Saint NicholasHarold KeeneWilbur BortonJ. Graham Brown28.10Engel ManVincent Nodarse William O. Hicks David Shaer196.50
Winning breeder: Greentree Stud, Inc.
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