Summer Bird Wins Belmont Stakes 2009

Summer Bird wins the Belmont Stakes 2009 and pushed in front to win with just a few hundred metres left to go in the race. The official time was 2 minutes and 27.54 seconds. The biggest challenges were Dunkirk...

The Belmont Stakes : Ranting, Raving and Carrying On

A brief glance at the results of past Belmont Stakes reveals a telling secret. For at least the past twenty years the Belmont (the final jewel of the North American horses racing triple-crown) has been...

Belmont Stakes Odds: Race on June 6, 2009

The Belmont Stakes is on June 6, 2009 and entries closed June 3.  The final contenders list includes ten horses, including 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird.  The 10 Belmont Stakes contenders are; Chocolate Candy, Dunkirk, Mr. Hot Stuff, Summer Bird, Luv...

Rachel Alexandra, Preakness Winner Won't Run Belmont Stakes

Rachel Alexander, Preakness 2009 winner, will not run in the Belmont Stakes on June 6, 2009.  Rachel Alexander was the first filly to win Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown, in 85 years.  Preakness winning jockey, Calvin Borel, is likely to be in high...

A lesson learned from the Preakness Stakes... ...

It's really hard to write about the Preakness Pre-Race: A lesson learned I turn outs the Preakness Stake, the second jewel of North America's Horse Racing Triple Crown is a really tough thing to write...

Big Brown Gets Rail for Triple Crown Bid

Big Brown will begin his quest to be the first horse to win the Triple Crown in thirty years from the rail.  He’s a huge favorite at 2 to 5 and, in my opinion, will no doubt go off at odds closer to 1 to 5 or maybe 1 to 9. When it was all said and done, after...

Calling the 2008 Belmont Stakes

We’re always preaching about trying to figure out how a race will unravel so let’s take a look at the weekend’s Belmont Stakes and try to project exactly how the race will unfold. In alphabetical order, Anak Nakal kicks if off. He broke from post 3 in...

Big Brown’s Odds More Than Fair in Belmont Stakes Week

According to Big Brown’s trainer, Richard Dutrow, his victory in the Belmont Stakes is a “foregone conclusion.”  Dutrow will know that Big Brown has won the race once the gigantic colt “gets the lead.” Those are big words from Dutrow who...

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