Editing Belmont Stakes (section)

=== Official song ===
Despite the fact that the Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the Triple Crown races, its traditions have been more subject to change. Until 1996, the post parade song was "[[The Sidewalks of New York]]". From 1997 to 2009, the song was changed to a recording by [[Frank Sinatra]] of the "[[Theme from New York, New York|Theme from ''New York, New York'']]" in an attempt to appeal to younger fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://horseracing.about.com/od/belmontstakes/ss/aabeltraditions_4.htm |title=Belmont Stakes Traditions |publisher=Horseracing.about.com |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2010-10-07 |archive-date=2010-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516102410/http://horseracing.about.com/od/belmontstakes/ss/aabeltraditions_4.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, the song was changed to [[Jay-Z]]'s "[[Empire State of Mind]]" sung by [[Jasmine V]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/04/514149/the-belmont-stakes-singing-a-new.html|title=The Belmont Stakes singing a new tune|agency=Associated Press|date=June 4, 2010|publisher=newsobserver.com|access-date=June 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029151624/http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/04/514149/the-belmont-stakes-singing-a-new.html|archive-date=October 29, 2012}}</ref> before reverting to "Theme from ''New York, New York''" from 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-04/ae/29685780_1_nyra-belmont-stakes-horses-step|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118082742/http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-04/ae/29685780_1_nyra-belmont-stakes-horses-step|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2013|title=Sinatra's voice returns to Belmont Stakes|agency=Associated Press|date=June 4, 2011|publisher=boston.com|access-date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> 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: "[[My Old Kentucky Home]]" at the Kentucky Derby and "[[Maryland, My Maryland]]" at the Preakness Stakes.<ref name="Belmont Stakes Records" /> The change of song gave rise to "the myth of Mamie O'Rourke", a reference to a character in the lyrics of "The Sidewalks of New York." Before [[American Pharoah]] won the Triple Crown in 2015, some claimed that changing the official Belmont song "cursed" the Triple Crown and was why no horse had won since [[Affirmed]] in 1978. Others note that there was no Triple Crown winner between 1979 and 1996, even though "Sidewalks" was still played.<ref name=Scheinman>{{cite news|last=Scheinman|first=John|title=Five Myths About the Triple Crown|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-the-triple-crown/2014/05/30/9b18f1b2-e69f-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=2014-05-30|date=2014-05-30}}</ref>