Elmont, NY (New York) - Secretariat's statue greets racing fans and jockeys in the paddock of Belmont Park. The Elmont, Long Island, NY racetrack was the site of Secretariat's greatest performance -- a 31-length romp in the 1973 Belmont Stakes to win the US Thoroughbred Triple Crown.
Elmont, NY (New York) - The elegant, ivy-framed arched windows of the Belmont grandstand lurk behind the tote board in the backyard in this 1999 photo. The current grandstand, Thoroughbred racing's largest, was completed in 1968 after five years of renovations to the Belmont complex.