| Times are Eastern" WHAT: 136th running of the Belmont Stakes WHEN: 6:38 p.m. post time WHERE: Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y. DISTANCE: 1 ½ milesWEIGHT: 126 pounds TV: NBC-10, 5:30-7 p.m. Prerace coverage on ESPN, 1-5:30 p.m. RADIO: KYW (1060-AM); ESPN (920-AM), 6 p.m. WEATHER: Showers are expected throughout the day; temps in the mid-50s. ON THE WEB: nyra.com/belstakes2004 TRACK PHONE: 516-488-6000 IF YOU GO ADMISSION: All seats are sold out and there is no infield access. There is room for thousands of fans on a first-come basis in the back yard picnic area, trackside apron area and three interior levels. PRICE: Clubhouse admission is $5; grandstand admission is $2. PARKING: Preferred parking is $15; general parking is $5. TIME SCHEDULE: Parking gates open at 8:15 a.m.; admission gates open at 8:30. Post time for the first of 13 races is noon. GETTING THERE BY CAR: Get off the New Jersey Turnpike at the Outerbridge Crossing into Staten Island. Follow signs across Staten Island toward the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Cross the bridge and get on the Belt Parkway. Continue for 15-20 miles. Get on the Cross Island Parkway North. Exits for Belmont Park are 26-D and 26-B. GETTING THERE BY TRAIN: Amtrak trains will leave 30th Street Station for Penn Station tomorrow at 8:16 a.m., 10:16 a.m., and 11:10 a.m. Visit www.amtrak.com for details. The crowd at Belmont will be enormous. We recommend strongly catching that 8:16 a.m. train. From Penn Station, Long Island Rail Road will be offering extra trains beginning at 9:59 a.m. and continuing until 2:59 p.m. For the return trip, trains will leave Belmont Park every 15 minutes from 6:30-9 p.m. The station is right outside the second floor of the grandstand. Call 718-217-LIRR or visit http://www.mta.info/lirr/service/BelmontStakes.htm. |
