1949 Belmont Stakes

{{Infobox horse race

| name = 81st Belmont Stakes

| class = Stakes|horse race=Belmont Stakes

| image =

| caption =

| location = Belmont Park
Elmont, New York, U.S.

| date = June 11, 1949

| distance = {{convert|1+1/2|mi|furlong m|0|abbr=on}}

| winning horse = Capot

| winning time = 2:30 {{frac|1|5}}

| winning jockey = Ted Atkinson

| winning trainer = John M. Gaver Sr.

| winning owner = Greentree Stable

| attendance =

| conditions = Fast

| surface = Dirt

| previous = 1948

| next = 1950}}

The 88th Belmont Stakes was an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on June 11, 1949. From the fourteen starters,{{cite web|url=https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1940s/drf1949061101/drf1949061101_24_1 |title=Belmont Stakes (scheduled starters) past performances |publisher=Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives |date=1949-06-11 |accessdate=2018-11-09}} Capot won the race under a ride much praised in the media by future Hall of Fame jockey Ted Atkinson.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-06-me-atkinson6-story.html |title=Ted Atkinson, 88; Jockey Won 3,795 Races, Was Elected to Hall of Fame |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2005-05-06 |access-date=2018-11-09}} {{cite web|url=https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1940s/drf1949061301/drf1949061301_1_3 |title=Capot Wins Belmont Stakes Under Atkinsons Good Ride |publisher=Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives |date=1949-06-13 |accessdate=2018-11-09}} While Capot had won the Preakness Stakes, there was no Triple Crown at stake as second-place finisher Ponder had won the Kentucky Derby.

The 1949 Belmont Stakes carried a gross purse of $91,500 which went to the first four finishers with the nominator of each of the top three horses receiving $2000, $1,000, and $500, respectively.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Results of the Race

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