Drawing the dreaded number one post position is 2010 Belmont Stakes picks and Belmont odds long shot Dave In Dixie but receiving the rail post didn’t seem to bother trainer John Sadler one bit. Online racebook SBGGLOBAL.com has Dave In Dixie listed at +2500 odds to win the 2010 Belmont Stakes.
Sadler is happy to have three-time Run for the Roses winning jockey Calvin Borel on the mount. Borel is credited for some of the biggest graded stakes upsets of all time. Cracking a smile Sadler commented, "Drawing number one is perfect with Bo-Rail. That's where he's going to be anyway."
Owners Ike and Dawn Thrash did not decide to run Dave In Dixie in the Belmont Stakes until his May 27th workout at Hollywood Park when he delivered a 1:39.60 mile work. Bet on the 2010 Belmont Stakes at SBGGLOBAL.com and receive up to 265% in Sign Up Bonuses.
"It's worth a shot," stated Thrash. "He worked for the last time (before the Belmont) this morning and we waited until afterward to make sure he was coming."
Dave In Dixie was bred by Glencrest Farm LLC in Kentucky. His pedigree is from Dixie Union and Risk by Wavering Monarch. He has a 1-1-0 record in five starts with his best race coming on February 13th when he finished second in the Grade II Robert B. Lewis Stakes. Dave In Dixie has not fared well in his last two starts, coming in 6th in the Grade II San Felipe on March 13th and 5th in the Grade III Illinois Derby on April 3rd.
Online racebook SBGGLOBAL.com has posted horse racing betting odds to win the 2010 Belmont Stakes:
1st Post Position – Dave in Dixie +2500
2nd Post Position – Spangled Star +2100
3rd Post Position – Uptowncharlybrown +1200
4th Post Position – Make Music For Me +950
5th Post Position – Fly Down +465
6th Post Position – Ice Box +275
7th Post Position – Drosselmeyer +1250
8th Post Position – Game On Dude +1200
9th Post Position – Stately Victor +1050
10th Post Position – Stay Put +1750
11th Post Position – First Dude +400
12th Post Position – Interactif +1050
