NYRA unveils 2024 Belmont Stakes logo

The New York Racing AssociationInc. (NYRA) today unveiled the official logo for the 2024 Belmont Stakeswhich will be contested at Saratoga Race Course for the first time in history to allow for the uninterrupted construction of a new and re-imagined Belmont Park.

This year’s Belmont Stakes logo pays tribute to the history of Saratogahome to an annual thoroughbred race meet since 1863. The original four-day meetwhich was held on what is now known as Horse Havenwas staged by gamblercasino owner, ex-boxing champion and future Congressman John “Old Smoke” Morrissey and drew thousands of locals and tourists to the property.

Emboldened by the success of that first meetMorrissey promptly enlisted his friends John R. HunterWilliam Travers and Leonard Jerome to form the Saratoga Association. Its first responsibility was the construction of a newpermanent grandstand on the site of Saratoga Race Coursewhich opened to the public in 1864.

The current grandstand with its iconic spired roofline was designed by Herbert Langford Warrena renowned Boston architect who was also responsible for the famed South End Groundshome of the Boston Braves baseball team. The Queen Anne grandstandbuilt in 1892is the oldest continuously used stand of any professional sport in the United States. The openwooden structure features ornate truss and iron work that makes it architecturally unique.

The Saratoga Race Course grandstand is featured prominently on the green and gold Belmont Stakes logowhich will be displayed on a host of Belmont Stakes merchandise and throughout the property during the four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival in June. The 2024 Belmont Stakes logo was developed by NYRA in collaboration with the creative team at Learfielda leader in sports media and technology.

Highlighted by the 156th edition of the Belmont Stakes on SaturdayJune 8the 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will begin on ThursdayJune 6 and continue through SundayJune 9. The four-day Festival at Saratoga Race Course will include 23 stakes races with the richest purses since the launch of the multi-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival in 2014.

An American tradition inaugurated in 1867 at Jerome Park Racetrack and moved in 1905 to Belmont Parkthe Belmont Stakes has provided fans with some of the most exciting moments in sports history. From Secretariat’s spellbinding 31-length victory in 1973 to American Pharoah successfully ending a 37-year Triple Crown drought in 2015the Belmont Stakes captures the attention of the sports world every June.

Belmont Stakes Racing Festival tickets will go on-sale to the public in February. NYRA will offer advance pre-sale opportunities for returning Belmont Stakes buyers and reserved season ticket holders for the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course.

For additional information about the 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Coursevisit BelmontStakes.com.