Tale Of Ekati - 2008 Belmont Stakes Contender

• Trainer: Barclay Tagg
• Jockey: Eibar Coa
• Owner: Charles Fipke
• Breeder: Charles Fipke
• 2007 Record: 2-1-0 in 4 starts

Tale of Ekati is a regally bred colt. He is by hot young sire Tale of the Cat, himself a well bred son of Storm Cat out of a Mr. Prospector mare with What a Pleasure and Nijinsky II influences. He has sired several highly touted runners including Inamorato, My Trusty Cat, Catcominatcha and Falkirk. He is also the sire of Lion Heart, the runner-up in the 2004 Kentucky Derby behind Smarty Jones and winner of that year's Haskell Invitational (gr. I). From brisnet.com.

Tale Of Ekati Belmont Stakes Odds »

2008 Belmont Stakes Contenders & Post Positions

1. 2/5 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Big Brown
   Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr. Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
   Owner: IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr., et al
2. 50/1 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Guadalcanal
   Trainer: Fred Seitz Jockey: Javier Castellano
   Owner: Fred Seitz
3. 20/1 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Macho Again
   Trainer: Dallas Stewart Jockey: Garrett Gomez
   Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds
4. 12/1 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Denis of Cork
   Trainer: David Carroll Jockey: Robby Albarado
   Owner: Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren Jr.
5. 7/2 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Casino Drive
   Trainer: Kazuo Fujisawa Jockey: Edgar Prado
   Owner: Hidetoshi Yamamoto
6. 30/1 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Da' Tara
   Trainer: Robert V. LaPenta Jockey: Alan Garcia
   Owner: Nick Zito
7. 20/1 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Tale of Ekati
   Trainer: Barclay Tagg Jockey: Eibar Coa
   Owner: Charles Fipke
8. 30/1 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Ready's Echo
   Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez
   Owner: Let's Go Stable
9. 30/1 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Anak Nakal
   Trainer: Nick Zito Jockey: Julien Leparoux
   Owner: Four Roses Thoroughbreds LLC
10. 20/1 ML Belmont Stakes Odds Icabad Crane
    Trainer: Graham Motion Jockey: Jeremy Rose
    Owner: Earle Mack

Off The 2008 Belmont Stakes Trail

• Behindatthebar
  Trainer: Todd Pletcher
  Owner: Padua Stables
• Tomcito
  Trainer: Dante Zanelli
  Owner: Jet Set Racing Stable

The $1 million Belmont Stakes field is limited to 20 horse contenders and runs at 1 and 1/2 miles.

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