A Day at the Races: The History of Belmont (Zoom Virtual Event)

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Program Type:

History, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will be open from May 1, 2024 @ 10:00am to May 21, 2024 @ 7:00pm.

Program Description

Event Details

Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00pm.

Belmont Park’s 1½ mile racetrack with its sweeping turns and long homestretch has challenged some of the greatest thoroughbreds of our time. Home of the Belmont Stakes, this challenging course has defeated all but 11 of the Triple Crown hopefuls who have sought to conquer it. How did this Broadway of racetracks begin? And what does it take to be a winner there? Join us to find out!

An East End Libraries Event hosted by North Shore Public Library.

Westhampton Free Library strives to create respectful and family-friendly virtual experiences using Zoom. Please do not share any Zoom links. You must be registered to be admitted to the Zoom programs. In order to facilitate presentations, the library staff member co-host or the presenter may or may not, at their discretion, enable visual and chat participation. We ask that all participants in library programs via Zoom be mindful and polite. Guests who are disruptive or otherwise do not conduct themselves in a respectful manner may be removed from a Zoom meeting. We thank you in advance for your courtesy.