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Edward Feakes and ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Fred Taral. He earned his first victory just four days before he ran in the 1895 Preakness. He nonetheless went off as the second choice and won by a length.[3] That year, the Belmont was held on November 2 because, according to the official chart, “New York Jockey Club closed out its affairs. Race run under the jurisdiction of the Westchester Racing Association.” Belmar, who was the fourth choice in a field of five, won by a neck over the favorite, Counter Tenor, while carrying 7 pounds less.[2]

In 1896, Belmar won the Manhattan Handicap at Morris Park Racecourse in The Bronx, New York. In 1897, he won the Ocean Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Brooklyn.[3]

In his later racing career, Belmar was owned by the handicapper “Pittsburgh Phil” and was trained by William “Bill” Smith. In a 1908 interview, Bill Smith said that Belmar was one of the best horses he ever trained and was notorious for winning his races in a close finish, usually by a head or neck. Belmar was standing at the farm of T.L. Watt in Westchester County in 1908 as a stallion for the breeding bureau.[4]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Belmar
Sire
Belvidere

1884

 Billet

1865

 Voltigeur Voltaire
Martha Lynn
Calcutta Flatcatcher
Miss Martin
Jaconet

1875

 Leamington Faugh-a-Ballagh
Pantaloon Mare
Maggie B B Australian*
Madeline
Dam
Adele

1876

 Australian*

1858

 West Australian Melbourne
Mowerina
Emilia Young Emilius
Persian
Lightning Mare

1870

 Lightning Lexington
Blue Bonnet
Revenue Mare Revenue
Minnow

* Belmar is inbred 4S x 2D to the stallion Australian, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and second generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

References

  1. ↑ “Belmar pedigree”. equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. 1 2 “Chart of the 1895 Belmont” (PDF). belmontstakes.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 Sowers, Richard (2014). The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes : a comprehensive history. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 46. ISBN 978-0786476985.
  4. ↑ “Bill Smith on Chilton and Belmar”. Daily Racing Form. February 8, 1908. Retrieved 12 January 2011.