The Belmont Stakes has long been a staple of Flay’s social calendar. “I go to the Belmont every year. I usually take 20-30 people to Belmont Park and make a day out of it,” Flay said.

The Belmont Stakes has long been a staple of Flay’s social calendar. “I go to the Belmont every year. I usually take 20-30 people to Belmont Park and make a day out of it,” Flay said.

Belmont Stakes won't give us a Triple Crown winner this year in horse racing but it should deliver a boatload of drama at Saratoga Race Course. The shortest track among Triple Crown races, the Belmont ...

Bobby Flay, who grew up loving horse racing as a child in New York City, discusses what it means to have his horse, 'Crudo', competing in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay poses next to his horse Belmont Stakes hopeful Crudo in his barn during a practice day before Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. Jason Szenes / New York Post.

The Belmont Stakes has long been a staple of Flay’s social calendar. “I go to the Belmont every year. I usually take 20-30 people to Belmont Park and make a day out of it,” Flay said.