WinStar Farm owned Drosselmeyer will start "The Test Of Champions" from post position seven as a 2010 Belmont Odds mid-long shot Belmont Predictions contender. The 2010 Belmont odds experts at online racebook SPORTSBETTING.com have Belmont Predictions on Drosselmeyer listed at 11 to 1 odds.
After coming up short in his last few races under jockey Kent Desormeaux, racing manager Elliott Walden decided to make a jockey change to shake things up a bit. Walden decided to go with veteran jockey Mike Smith in the 2010 Belmont.
"Kent has done nothing wrong," commented Walden. "He's had him in good position in his races, he just didn't come through on the inside. We thought we'd try something different. It's not a lot unlike what Bob (Baffert) did with Lookin At Lucky (when the trainer removed regular rider Garrett Gomez in favor of Martin Garcia for the Preakness). We just thought a change might be a good move."
Under exercise rider Juan Quintero, Drosselmeyer nailed his final work, a bullet five furlongs in 59.65. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott was definitely pleased with his performance. Bet the 2010 Belmont Odds at SPORTSBETTING.com and receive a 20% Cash Bonus for your Belmont Predictions.
"The fact that it was that fast, I'm not disappointed. He's supposedly a good horse and I was looking for a decent work. I put some company with him, and I thought he would work a bit faster, which he did. He finished up well, and galloped out well, seven furlongs in 1:26 and change. When you get in that range, you're talking about racehorse times."
Drosselmeyer was bred by Aaron U. Jones & Marie D. Jones and has a pedigree from Distorted Humor and Golden Ballet by Moscow Ballet. He has a 2-3-2 career record in 8 starts. In his last race, Drosselmeyer finished second to Fly Down in the Grade II Dwyer on May 8th. His lifetime earnings total $210,170 and jockey Mike Smith will take the mount for the first time on Drosselmeyer.
Online racebook SPORTSBETTING.com has posted horse racing betting odds to win the 2010 Belmont Stakes:
1st Post Position – Dave in Dixie 18 to 1
2nd Post Position – Spangled Star 28 to 1
3rd Post Position – Uptowncharlybrown 9 to 1
4th Post Position – Make Music For Me 17 to 2
5th Post Position – Fly Down 9 to 2
6th Post Position – Ice Box 9 to 5
7th Post Position – Drosselmeyer 11 to 1
8th Post Position – Game On Dude 10 to 1
9th Post Position – Stately Victor 13 to 1
10th Post Position – Stay Put 18 to 1
11th Post Position – First Dude 3 to 1
12th Post Position – Interactif 10 to 1
