Belmont Stakes Song (s)
Jun 1, 2015 23:06:04 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Jun 1, 2015 23:06:04 GMT -5
Do you have a favorite? I like Frank!
Until 1996, the post parade song was "The Sidewalks of New York". From 1997 to 2009, the song was changed to broadcast a recording by Frank Sinatra of the "Theme from New York, New York" in an attempt to appeal to younger fans.[5] In 2010, the song was changed to Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind"[6] before reverting to "Theme from New York, New York" from 2011[7] through the present. This tradition is similar to the singing of the state song at the post parades of the first two Triple Crown races
This year "As the horses go to the post for the Belmont, Frank Sinatra, Jr. will deliver a live rendition of “New York, New York”, the song popularized by his legendary father and sung nearly every year at Belmont Park since 1997." (NYRA Press release)
Until 1996, the post parade song was "The Sidewalks of New York". From 1997 to 2009, the song was changed to broadcast a recording by Frank Sinatra of the "Theme from New York, New York" in an attempt to appeal to younger fans.[5] In 2010, the song was changed to Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind"[6] before reverting to "Theme from New York, New York" from 2011[7] through the present. This tradition is similar to the singing of the state song at the post parades of the first two Triple Crown races
This year "As the horses go to the post for the Belmont, Frank Sinatra, Jr. will deliver a live rendition of “New York, New York”, the song popularized by his legendary father and sung nearly every year at Belmont Park since 1997." (NYRA Press release)
