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| | 2005 Belmont Stakes Ticket Lottery |
 | | The Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, the 1 1/2 mile "Test of the Champion" for three-year-olds and the final and most demanding leg of the Visa Triple Crown, is already one of the great events in sports. |
 | | This year, the 137th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 11, will again be the centerpiece of Belmont Park's 60-day Spring/Summer Meet, but it will be an even more special event, as this year marks the 100th anniversary of Belmont Park. |
 | | Belmont Park, which opened for business on Thursday, May 4, 1905, will open the doors on its Spring/Summer Meet on its 100th anniversary date, Wednesday, May 4, 2005. |
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