The New York Racing Association announced this week that the Belmont Stakes will take place on June 20. The Belmont is one of three major races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses in the United States. Together, the races are known as horse racing’s Triple Crown. The Triple Crown will look very different this year, from start to finish. For the first time, the Belmont Stakes will be run before the other two races, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in Baltimore. Horses competing in the Belmont Stakes normally run about 2.4 kilometers. But this year, the distance has been cut to two kilometers. And Belmont Park, the track where the race takes place, will be mostly quiet. There will be no racing fans cheering on the horses.
Title: US Horse Racing and COVID-19
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/C_Heath_and_COVID.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US Horse Racing and COVID-19' data-article-id='4778'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10083'>The New York Racing Association announced this week that the Belmont Stakes will take place on June 20.</span> <span data-start-time='10083' data-end-time='19917'>The Belmont is one of three major races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='19917' data-end-time='26188'>Together, the races are known as horse racing’s Triple Crown.</span> <span data-start-time='26188' data-end-time='32646'>The Triple Crown will look very different this year, from start to finish.</span> <span data-start-time='32646' data-end-time='44354'>For the first time, the Belmont Stakes will be run before the other two races, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in Baltimore.</span> <span data-start-time='44354' data-end-time='52208'>Horses competing in the Belmont Stakes normally run about 2.4 kilometers.</span> <span data-start-time='52208' data-end-time='57729'>But this year, the distance has been cut to two kilometers.</span> <span data-start-time='57729' data-end-time='65500'>And Belmont Park, the track where the race takes place, will be mostly quiet.</span> <span data-start-time='65500' data-end-time='70521'>There will be no racing fans cheering on the horses.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/triple_threat.wav'><span>Triple Threat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/world_series.wav'><span>World Series</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/super_bowl.wav'><span>Super Bowl</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/triple_crown.wav'><span>Triple Crown</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15175 data-hint-location='65500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/why_will_belmont_park_be_quiet_on_the_day_of_the_race.wav'>Why will Belmont Park be quiet on the day of the race?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='There will be no cheering fans at the racetrack.'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/there_will_be_no_cheering_fans_at_the_racetrack.wav'><span>There will be no cheering fans at the racetrack.</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/the_race_is_cancelled.wav'><span>The race is cancelled.</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/_the_horses_are_afraid_of_loud_noises.wav'><span> The horses are afraid of loud noises.</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/the_jockeys_prefer_quiet.wav'><span>The jockeys prefer quiet.</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15176 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/the_belmont_stakes_will_take_place_on__blank_.wav'>The Belmont Stakes will take place on <span class='blank'>June 20</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='June 20'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/july_20.wav'><span>July 20</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/june_20.wav'><span>June 20</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/june_15.wav'><span>June 15</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4243/july_4.wav'><span>July 4</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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