The Belmont Jewel is June 9th Drink of the Day!!

The third and final leg of the Triple Crown will be run today. Unfortunately, I’ll Have Another was scratched due to a freak knee injury and will not available to run for the chance to be the first triple crown winner since the 1970s. However, this doesn’t take away from the history of this race.

The Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the Triple Crown races. It originally was run at the Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx. It was run there until 1890, then would run at the Morris Park Racecourse until 1905, when Belmont Park opened for business and this race would find its permanent home.

There have been many changes to the music, the drink, and the tracks since the inaugeration of this race. The original song “Sidewalks of New York” to “New York, New York”, its change of racetracks that we mentioned previously, and now the drink. The Belmont Jewel is the third drink that has been given the honor of having the title, The Belmont Stakes Cocktail. The first being the White Carnation, the second The Belmont Breeze. Though you won’t be screaming “I’ll Have Another” to cheer on the horse, you will probably be doing it when ordering another one of these tasty cocktails!

Drew Revella, a Food and Beverage Account Manager with Centerplate, a vendor to Belmont Park, was the one who created this cocktail. This will be the first year this cocktail has been introduced.

The Belmont Jewel
1 1/2 oz. Bourbon Whiskey
2 oz. Lemonade
1 oz. Pomegranite Juice

Method: Pour ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake well then strain into an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with a Maraschino Cherry or twist of lemon.

This day in history:
1934 - Donald Duck made his debut in “The Wise Little Hen”. He has become the second most recognized Walt Disney Character, with Micky Mouse being the first.
1973 - Secretariat won the Triple Crown, ending a twenty-five year drought.
1978 - The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints lifts its 146 year ban, allowing black men to become priests.
1985 - Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped in Lebanon. He would remain in captivity until 1991.

Notable Birthday:
Johnny Depp, Actor who is considered one of the biggest Box Office sensations in the history of film, was born on this date in 1963.

Notable Quote”
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” - Seneca

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