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.