en 1948 Belmont Stakes

80th Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
Grade I stakes race
Location	Belmont Park; Elmont, New York, U.S.
Date	June 12, 1948
Distance	1+1⁄2 mi (12 furlongs; 2,414 m)
Winning horse	Citation
Winning time	2:28 1⁄5
Jockey	Eddie Arcaro
Trainer	Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones
Owner	Calumet Farm
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
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The 1948 Belmont Stakes was the 80th running of the Belmont Stakes. It was the 42nd Belmont Stakes held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York and was run on June 12, 1948. With a field of eight horses, after Coaltown was scratched, eight runners remained.^[1] Citation, the winner of that year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes won the 1 1⁄2–mile race (12 f; 2.4 km) by 8 lengths over Better Self.^[2]

With the win, Citation became the eighth Triple Crown champion.

Results

Finish	PP	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Final odds	Earnings US$
1	1	Citation	Eddie Arcaro	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	.20	$77,000
2	8	Better Self	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	12.50	$20,000
3	3	Escadru	Arnold Kirkland	Edward A. Christmas	William L. Brann	6.85	$10,000
4	5	Vulcan's Forge	Douglas Dodson	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	15.10	$5,000
5	7	Gasparilla	Ruperto Donoso	Max Hirsch	Arthur J. Sackett	12.50
6	6	Salmagundi	Eric Guerin	Willie Booth	William G. Helis Sr.	22.45
7	4	Golden Light	Nick Combest	James E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	82.50
8	2	Faraway	Ted Atkinson	Clay Sutphin	Glen Riddle Farm	28.10

Horse	Straight	Place	Show
Citation	$2.40	$2.30	$2.10
Better Self	–	$3.70	$2.10
Escadru	–	–	$2.10

^ "Belmont Stakes Field". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1948-06-12. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
^ 1948 Belmont Stakes chart.