Belmont Gold Cup Stakes
The Belmont Gold Cup Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four years old and older held over a distance of two miles on the turf scheduled annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000. History. The race was inaugurated in 2014 with a stakes purse of $200,000. In 2017 the event was classified as Grade III and was reclassified as Grade II for 2018. The event is longest graded event in North America and attracts many entrants  from Europe where long distance staying races on the turf are more numerous. In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, NYRA did not schedule the event in their updated and shortened spring-summer meeting. Records. Speed record: Largest margin of victory: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: