The 2009 Belmont Stakes lineup appears close to being set so let’s take a look at which are likely contenders and the betting odds on them.
Right now there are 11 horses likely to compete in the 2009 Belmont Stakes and the racebooks have betting odds up on all of these possible contenders.
The maximum amount of horses allowed to run in the Belmont is 20 but it doesn’t appear there are enough owners willing to test their 3-year olds on the 1 ½ mile track at this time so the field will likely be only half full.
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Mine That Bird is the big horse betting favorite at 1/1 odds for the 2009 Belmont Stakes and the Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up is going to be hard to beat with jockey Calvin Borel on him.
Borel road this horse to victory in the Kentucky Derby before getting off him to ride Rachel Alexandra to the win in the Preakness and the jockey is amongst the best in the horse racing world.
Dunkirk and Charitable Man are both scheduled to compete in the 2009 Belmont and are amongst the betting favorites at 7/2 and 3/1 respectively.
Both contenders are somewhat unknown after Dunkirk ran a poor race in the Kentucky Derby before missing the Preakness while Charitable Man has not ran in a Triple Crown race this year despite having success in smaller races as he continues to recover from injury.
Chocolate Candy (13/1 Belmont odds), Flying Private (18/1), Summer Bird (20/1) and Mr. Hot Stuff (20/1) are the horses in the Belmont lineup with middle-of-the-pack horse betting odds.
Chocolate Candy has a great makeup while Flying Private is coming off a surprising 4th place finish in the Preakness. Mr. Hot Stuff and Summer Bird have the ability and pedigree to find their way onto the board at the 141st running of the Belmont Stakes.
Brave Victory comes in at 28/1 on the Belmont odds while Miner’s Escape is not far behind at 30/1. The long shots in this year’s Belmont Stakes are Nowhere to Hide and Luv Gov with both listed at 50/1 betting odds at this time.
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