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This will be the 141st time the Belmont Stakes is been ran and we cannot wait for it, I am excited to see again another incredible duel between Mine that Bird and Rachel Alexandra in a race that has been called for years “THE TEST OF THE CHAMPION” since is the final and most demanding leg of the Triple Crown because is the longest one, 1 1/2 miles of adrenaline and excitment. Read the rest of this entry »
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The 140th Belmont Stakes, the last leg of the 2008 race for the Triple Crown will take place June 7th at historic Belmont Park on Long Island, NY. Belmont Park has a long and storied history in Horse Racing, apart from being the make or break track for any Triple Crown hopeful it is also the longest leg of the 3 pronged journey to greatness. Secretariat’s amazing 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes established the world record for a mile and a half at 2:24. With his win in the Belmont, he became the ninth horse to capture the Triple Crown.
Heres the quick stats on Belmont Park:
Main Course: 1 1/2 Miles
Last Turn to Finish on Main Track: 1,097 feet
Widener Turf Course: 1 5/16 Miles
Inner Turf Course: 1 3/16 Miles
Attendance Capacity: 85,000 – 90,000
Total Seating Capacity: 32,941
Some more interesting facts on Belmont Park is the frequency with which prior winners sire future winners,
a total of eleven Belmont Stakes winners have sired at least one other Belmont winner.
Man o’ War heads the list of Belmont champion sires. Not only did he win the race himself in 1920, but three of his subsequent sires won it as well: American Flag in 1925, Crusader in 1926 and War Admiral in 1937, who went on to win the Triple Crown.
Commando won the 1901 running, then sired Peter Pan, the 1907 champ and the Colin, the 1908 winner.
1930 champion Gallant Fox sired both Omaha (1935) and Granville (1936).
Count Fleet won the 1943 edition, and then sired back-to-back Belmont winners with Counterpoint (1951) and One Count (1952).
1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew sired a Call To The Derby Post favorite in Swale, who won both the Derby and the Belmont in 1984, as well as A.P. Indy, who won the Belmont in 1992. 1999 Belmont winner Lemon Drop Kid is also a descendant of the Slew.
The following horses have sired one Belmont winner each: Duke of Magenta of 1878 sired Eric (1889); Spendthrift of 1879 sired Hastings (1896); Hastings then followed his again by siring Masterman, the 1902 winner. The Finn of 1915 sired Zev (1923); Sword Dancer of 1959 sired Damascus (1967); last but not least, Triple Crown winner Secretariat of 1973 sired Risen Star, the 1988 winner.
This year Big Brown is looking to break the drought of Triple Crown winners with 2 convincing wins at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness only Belmont stands in his way of glory. GamblersPalace.com is happy to offer sportsbook odds on this years Belmont Stakes winner:
Big Brown -310 (risk $310 to win $100)
Casino Drive +340 (risk $100 to win $340)
Denis of Cork +900 (risk $100 to win $900)
Tale of Ekati +1800 (risk $100 to win $1800)
BehindattheBar +2200 (risk $100 to win $2200)
Anak Nakal +3500 (risk $100 to win $3500)
Macho Again +3500 (risk $100 to win $3500)
Readys Echo +3500 (risk $100 to win $3500)
Icebad Crane +4400 (risk $100 to win $4400)
Mine Lane +4400 (risk $100 to win $4400)
Spark Candle +4400 (risk $100 to win $4400)
Tomcito +4400 (risk $100 to win $4400)
My Pick: Well obviously Big Brown is an overwhelming favorite at -340 and I don’t expect that to change much and hes worth betting on in the racebook but -340 in the sportsbook on a horse is ludacris! your better off laying down 10 $10 bets on all the long shots and then in the racebook do a couple boxed trifectas with Big Brown and some long shots. Big Brown will most likely win but the long shot bets are waaay too juicy to pass on.
UPDATED June 4th:
NEWS FLASH FOLKS!!! Casino Drive is looking good in the practice runs and has the Bookies rethinking their numbers, his odds are moving down across the board to a mere +300 at some shops while he is still available at GP for a sweet +340. Better get it before it comes down, Casino Drive is looking like the only threat to Big Brown’s Triple Crown aspirations.
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(3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5) Loading ...139th Belmont Stakes will be ran on Saturday, June 9th at 5:00pm EST. shown live on ABC.
This year the Belmont Stakes has been disredarded in some aspects because of the lack of popular runners in the field. This year there will only be 7 ponies to pick from and Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense will not be one of them. The reports are vague but it seems that owner Jim Tafel had decided after the Preakness that without the chance of the Triple Crown that it would not be worth entering the last leg, in fact I don’t blame him as he has just sold the rights to breed his Kentucky Derby Champion to a middle eastern Sheikh who owns Darley Stud Farm, owners of numerour high profile race horses.
So without Street Sense to choose from, Curlin has become the favorite with Hard Spun right behind him. But before you go and jump on the favorite lets consider a few things:
1. This is the longest leg of the Triple Crown at 1.5 miles long, the race will not be won by a sprinter, it just won’t happen. Serious strategy changes will have to be made by the jockeys to gage their horses down the stretch.
2. Field of 7 horses, pole position will have absolutley nothing to do with the horses chances, there will be no one to run into, in fact the horses might forget they are racing due to lack opponents….Just kidding.
3. Many times a jockey fails to hit the gas at the appropriate time and miscalculates his horses stamina. It happens to the best of them.
So my point is, is that this race because of the length and small field is really open to anyone and if you do your homework on this try to profile a horse that has been known to finish top 3 in longer distance tracks, they will be more conditioned and already have a rythem to their racing as opposed to a horse that likes to sprint and will have to tweak his rythem to accomodate the longer track.
Heres current live lines listed in the sportsbook(*note lines will be constantly changing):
1. Imawildandcrazyguy +2000
2. Tiago +1000
3. Curlin -120
4. C P West +1200
5. Slews Tizzy +2000
6. Hard Spun +250
7. Rags to Riches +300
Personally I like C P West to win, good value at +1200 plus hes trained by the great Nick Zito. Whats your Pick?
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...This Saturday marks the last leg of the Triple Crown for the 2007 racing season as the 139th Belmont Stakes kicks off.
Heres a list of Belmont Contenders:
Personally, I gotta like the rematch between Curlin and Street Sense, but at 1.5 miles long, this race will not be won by a sprinter, oh no. I would look into some more strategical runners that might look to be slow and steady and then make a fast break at the last turn and still have enough energy to get ahead. As always I like the underdogs. The lines should be coming out tomarrow after all the runners are confirmed and I will have updates and picks before the weekend.
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