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Originally Posted by elhelmete
Is there any story about their logo (like what the tree represents) behind why the 'E' looks more like a backward '3' while the other letters are simple capital letters?
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Interesting question. Without ever looking at it closely, I always thought of the tree as representing the iconic white pine in the paddock (when I first had a horse in partnership racing at Belmont - a picture of me seated on the white benches surrounding that pine was the fulfillment of this horseplayer's dream). Though it doesn't look like a pine in the logo this comes from the Belmont website:
The White Pine: The stunning Japanese White Pine that shades the Paddock may look familiar: It was officially incorporated into the official Belmont Park logo in 1968, the year the new grandstand opened. For all its significance, no one knows the exact age of the tree. According to a 1968 NYRA historical publication, it was planted in 1826, long before Belmont ark was even a twinkle in August Belmont II’s eye. During the track’s reconstruction in the mid-1960s, the tree was allegedly marked for destruction but again escaped the axe and has remained a dominant and cherished part of the Paddock landscape ever since.
As far as the "E3" - no clue. Belmont Park is in Elmont, New York - maybe it brings out the "Belmont in Elmont" idea?
