Handicapping the Belmont Stakes 2009: This Advice Should Help
By GREG MELIKOV
The Belmont Stakes has become a tricky race to handicap lately for several reasons.
Favorites have triumphed nearly 43 percent in the past 140 races, but during the last 30 years only six scored — 23 percent. And a dozen winners paid double-digits — 40 percent.
During the past decade the Belmont Stakes winners averaged less than two lengths behind after a mile. While there was only a single wire-to-wire winner, seven had the lead after 1 1/4 miles, two were second and another was third.
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2009 Belmont Stakes Entries at Belmont Park June 6
The field for the 141st running of the $1-million Belmont Stakes 2009 on June 6 at Belmont Park is headed by Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird who will be ridden by jockey Calvin Borel hoping to be the first jockey to win the Triple Crown in different mounts.
Raced at 1 1/2 miles, Belmont Park’s Belmont Stakes entries with jockeys and morning line odds:
- Chocolate Candy ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez with morning line odds of 10-1
- Dunkirk ridden by jockey John Velazquez, 4-1
- Mr. Hot Stuff ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, 15-1
- Summer Bird ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 12-1
- Luv Gov ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, 20-1
- Charitable Man ridden by jockey Alan Garcia, 3-1
- Mine That Bird ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, 2-1
- Flying Private ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 12-1
- Miner’s Escape ridden by jockey Jose Lezcano, 15-1
- Brave Victory ridden by jockey Rajiv Maragh, 15-1
The Belmont Stakes is the 11th race in Belmont Park’s June 6 horse racing program. Belmont Stakes post time is 6:27 pm.
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Star of Triple Crown Season Is a Winning Jockey
By GREG MELIKOV
Jockey Calvin Borel has emerged as the star of this year’s horse racing scene and stands a good chance of becoming the only jockey to win the Triple Crown on two different horses.
With Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra sitting out the Belmont Stakes, Borel climbs aboard Mine That Bird, who he guided to a surprising Kentucky Derby victory.
Borel and Mine That Bird trainer Chip Woolley got the news at Churchill Downs, BloodHorse.com reported.
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Charitable Man, Dunkirk Work at Belmont Park For The Belmont Stakes 2009
Charitable Man and Dunkirk, who could be the second and third horse betting picks behind Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in Saturday’s 141st running of the $1-million Belmont Stakes 2009, turned in their final works at Belmont Park.
Charitable Man covered a half-mile in 49.00 with exercise rider Renzo Morales aboard. Dunkirk went the same distance in 49.57 under jockey John Velazquez.
Other Belmont Stakes entries are: Brave Victory, Chocolate Candy, Flying Private, Luv Gov, Miner’s Escape, Mine That Bird, Mr. Hot Stuff, Summer Bird and possibly Nowhere To Hide.
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The Preakness Winner Filly Rachel Alexandra Off The Belmont Stakes 2009; Jockey Calvin Borel To Ride Mine That Bird
The Preakness winner filly Rachel Alexandra will not race in the $1-million Belmont Stakes 2009 on June 6 at Belmont Park.
Co-owner of filly Rachel Alexandra Jess Jackson said, “We feel Rachel deserves a well-earned vacation.”
With filly Rachel Alexandra off the Belmont Stakes 2009, and jockey Mike Smith, who rode Mine That Bird to a second place finish in the Preakness Stakes, committed to ride in California on Belmont Stakes day, it left jockey Calvin Borel free to ride Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in the third leg of the Triple Crown.
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Fillies Perform Marvelously in The Belmont Stakes
By GREG MELIKOV
Fillies, it might surprise you, have done well in Triple Crown events dating back to the late 1800s. Overall, one-third of 114 female runners hit the board.
In the Belmont Stakes, 10 fillies that ran in 22 races finished in the money since Ruthless captured the inaugural in 1867 — that’s 45%. The two other Belmont Stakes winners: Tanya, 1905, and Rags to Riches, 2007.
Nearly 40% of fillies in 53 runnings of the Preakness hit the board, including this year’s winner filly Rachel Alexandra.
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Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird Works at Churchill Downs For The Belmont Stakes 2009; Jockey TBA
Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra worked at Churchill Downs.
Mine That Bird, under jockey Calvin Borel breezed 4 furlongs in :51 in his first serious training move since the Preakness. Filly Rachel Alexandra cruised a half mile in :50.20 under exercise rider Dominic Terry.
Race horse trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. said he and co-owners Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach would wait a few more days before making a decision on a rider for the Belmont Stakes 2009.
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2009 Belmont Stakes Contenders Nowhere To Hide, Miner’s Escape, Brave Victory Work at Saratoga
Hall of Fame race horse trainer Nick Zito sent one of his 3 potential Belmont Stakes starters out for an easy breeze this morning at Saratoga Race Course‘s Oklahoma training track.
Nowhere to Hide was clocked going a half-mile in 49.84. Stablemates Miner’s Escape and Brave Victory breezed on Thursday, May 21 in 48.56 and 48.52, respectively.
Possible for the Belmont Stakes field are Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra, Chocolate Candy, Flying Private, Luv Gov, Charitable Man, Summer Bird, Dunkirk and Mr. Hot Stuff.
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Dunkirk Preps For The Belmont Stakes 2009
Race horse trainer Todd Pletcher will send Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor’s Belmont Stakes contender Dunkirk out Monday morning as he continues preparations for the Belmont Stakes 2009.
The gray Unbridled’s Song colt, Dunkirk, breezed a half-mile in a bullet 47.24 last Monday in his first move since finishing 11th behind Mine That Bird in the Kentucky Derby.
Possible Belmont Stakes entries are Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra, Brave Victory, Charitable Man, Chocolate Candy, Flying Private, Luv Gov, Miner’s Escape, Mr. Hot Stuff and Summer Bird.
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Brave Victory, Miner’s Escape Work at Belmont Park For The Belmont Stakes 2009
Robert V. LaPenta’s Belmont Stakes entries Brave Victory and Miner’s Escape breezed a half-mile in company on the main track at Belmont Park Thursday morning as they prepped for a start in the 141st running of the $1-million Belmont Stakes 2009 on Saturday, June 6.
With Hall of Fame race horse trainer Nick Zito looking on, Brave Victory went four furlongs in 48.55, according to Equibase clockers, while Frederico Tesio winner Miner’s Escape went in 48.56 under jockey Jose Lezcano. Eddie Cruz was up on Brave Victory, third in the Peter Pan to Charitable Man at Belmont Park on May 9.
The works were the fourth- and fifth-fastest of 23 at the distance.
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