Report: NYRA will consider 1 1/4-mile Belmont distance

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Report: NYRA will consider 1 1/4-mile Belmont distance

The New York Racing Association is considering running the Belmont Stakes at a 1 1/4-mile distance at Belmont Park. The final jewel of the Triple Crown has covered that shorter distance during the last three years at Saratoga because the track could not fairly accommodate 1 1/2 miles on the dirt. According to a report by David Grening of Daily Racing Form, NYRA president and CEO Dave O'Rourke did not commit to a plan or a timetable, but admitted…