With minutes until the start of the race, the 142nd Belmont Stakes odds still show Ice Box as the favorite. $9.5 Million was the on track handle 2009 but will the 142nd Belmont Stakes betting handle beat last year's total? While the economy was struggling last year there was more excitement surrounding the 2009 Belmont because Calvin Borel was going for the jockey Triple Crown.
Bet the 142nd Belmont Stakes odds at online racebook BODOG.com and receive a 20% Deposit Bonus Instantly . Three jockeys will be making their Belmont Park debut in the 142nd Belmont Stakes including Jamie Theriot aboard Stay Put, Martin Garcia on Game On Dude and Joel Rosario aboard Make Music for Me. Joel Rosario and Jamie Theriot will only ride in the 11th race (Belmont Stakes). Martin Garcia picked up the mount in the Grade I Acorn Stakes on Champagne d'oro and Jet Propulsion in the Grade I Manhattan Handicap.
The 142nd Belmont Stakes purse is $1 million and is the final leg of the 2010 Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Races with the longest track distance of the three at one and half miles (12 furlongs). Online racebook BODOG.com has posted horse racing betting odds to win the 142nd Belmont Stakes:
1st Post Position - Dave in Dixie 20 to 1 2nd Post Position - Spangled Star 22 to 1 3rd Post Position - Uptowncharlybrown 10 to 1 4th Post Position - Make Music For Me 10 to 1 5th Post Position - Fly Down 5 to 1 6th Post Position - Ice Box 3 to 1 7th Post Position - Drosselmeyer 15 to 1 8th Post Position - Game On Dude 12 to 1 9th Post Position - Stately Victor 12 to 1 10th Post Position - Stay Put 25 to 1 11th Post Position - First Dude 9 to 2 12th Post Position - Interactif 12 to 1
Starting from post position #8 the Belmont Stakes Picks 2010 on Game On Dude have him placed just behind the Belmont Odds favorites. The 2010 Belmont odds experts at online racebook SPORTSBETTING.com have Belmont Stakes Picks 2010 on Game On Dude listed at 10 to 1 odds.
The Grade I Lone Star Derby winner is trained by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Game On Dude was purchased privately last March by the Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable, Diamond Pride and Bernie Schiappa and will be having his third start under Baffert.
"We're going to run him in the Belmont," Baffert stated. "He should fit that track, and I think the mile and a half won't be a problem for the way he's bred."
"When we first purchased him, he had gate problems," Baffert said. "I can't stand it when they don't break running. Today he was good in the gate, tracked the other horse, and wasn't too tired when he got back. He's coming into the race very well. I liked what I saw today; if I didn't I wouldn't bring him."
Game On Dude was bred by Adena Springs and has a pedigree from Awesome Again (1998 Breeders' Cup Classic winner) and Worldly Pleasure by Devil His Due. He holds a 2-1-0 record in 5 starts, winning his last race by 4 1/2 lengths in the Grade III Lone Star Derby on May 8th. Jockey Martin Garcia will be on the mount for his second consecutive race on Game On Dude.
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
Starting from the ninth post position is mid-long shot Belmont Predictions contender Stately Victor. The 2010 Belmont Stakes odds experts at online racebook BETUS.com have Belmont Predictions on Stately Victor listed at 14 to 1 odds.
U.S. Senate candidate Tom Conway and his son Jack own Stately Victor while the colt is trained by Mike Maker. Placing a Stately Victor bet to win the 142nd Belmont Stakes is not that bad of an idea especially with jockey Alan Garcia on the mount. Garcia won the 2008 Belmont Stakes on top of long-shot Da'Tara. Bet the 2010 Belmont Stakes Odds at BETUS.com and receive a 155% in Sign Up Bonuses for your Belmont Predictions.
"Everything went smoothly, but the plane was a little late," stated trainer Mike Maker about the arrival of Stately Victor at Belmont Park on Thursday, May 29th. "I think they had some mechanical issues. We got here at about 7:45 last night. He'll gallop Saturday morning at 5:30 a.m. and breeze Monday or Tuesday after the break. Usually I prefer just to ship right on top of a race, but I thought that coming here, I would prefer to have a work over this track. Another positive on our side is that Alan Garcia has won a Belmont, but more importantly, he fits the horse well."
Stately Victor was bred by Adena Springs and his pedigree is from Ghostzapper and Collect The Cash by Dynaformer. He holds a 2-1-0 career racing record in 9 starts. His best race was two starts ago on April 10th as a 40-1 long-shot, Stately Victor won the Grade I Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. In his last race, Stately Victor finished 8th in the Kentucky Derby. Alan Garcia will be the jockey for his third consecutive mount.
1st Post Position - Dave in Dixie +2000 2nd Post Position - Spangled Star +3000 3rd Post Position - Uptowncharlybrown +1000 4th Post Position - Make Music For Me +900 5th Post Position - Fly Down +450 6th Post Position - Ice Box +275 7th Post Position - Drosselmeyer +1200 8th Post Position - Game On Dude +900 9th Post Position - Stately Victor +1400 10th Post Position - Stay Put +2000 11th Post Position - First Dude +400 12th Post Position - Interactif +1200
Trained by Steve Margolis, Belmont Picks 2010 hopeful Stay Put drew post position number ten as a Belmont Stakes odds long shot. The Belmont Stakes odds experts at online racebook BETUS.com have Belmont Picks 2010 on Stay Put listed at 20 to 1 odds.
Owned by Richard, Bertram and Elaine Klein, Stay Put will be the first ever Belmont Stakes contender for Margolis. Originally, First Put was gunning for a spot in the Kentucky Derby line-up but fell short on the graded stakes earnings. Bet the 2010 Belmont Stakes Odds at BETUS.com and receive a 155% in Sign Up Bonuses for your Belmont Picks 2010.
"We always thought he had a lot of potential," Margolis replied. "During the whole course of the Fair Grounds meet, we were trying to get into the Kentucky Derby, but just didn't have enough earnings. When we saw his race on Derby Day [optional claimer win] we all sat down and thought about the Belmont. He's a long-striding colt, and it doesn't seem like the distance is a problem. Every time Jamie [Theriot] gets off, he says the horse never seems to get tired. It's just a question of whether he can step up to Grade 1 competition."
Last Sunday under exercise rider Loren Diego, Stay Put got his final major work in, breezing an easy half mile in 50.70 seconds, galloping out five furlongs in 1:05.41. "I started off slow, let him feel the track, let him pick it up at his own pace, and at the end he was rolling," Diego stated.
Stay Put was bred by Reklein Stables and has a pedigree from Broken Vow and O. K. Mom by Dixieland Band. He holds an impressive 3-0-2 record in seven starts and has never run poorly, improving throughout each race. Even his two fifth place finishes in the Grade II Risen Star and Grade II Louisiana Derby, Stay Put picked off horses in the final home stretch. Jockey Jamie Theriot will be on the mount of Stay Put for the third time.
1st Post Position - Dave in Dixie +2000 2nd Post Position - Spangled Star +3000 3rd Post Position - Uptowncharlybrown +1000 4th Post Position - Make Music For Me +900 5th Post Position - Fly Down +450 6th Post Position - Ice Box +275 7th Post Position - Drosselmeyer +1200 8th Post Position - Game On Dude +900 9th Post Position - Stately Victor +1400 10th Post Position - Stay Put +2000 11th Post Position - First Dude +400 12th Post Position - Interactif +1200
Among the top Belmont Stakes Predictions 2010 contenders and starting from gate number eleven is Dale Romans trained First Dude. The Belmont odds at online racebook BETUS.com have Belmont Stakes Predictions 2010 on First Dude listed at 4 to 1 odds.
The Preakness Stakes runner-up barely made the Preakness lineup to begin with and now Romans thinks it is his turn to win the Belmont after his third place Kentucky Derby finish with Paddy O'Prado. Bet the 2010 Belmont Odds at BETUS.com and receive a 155% in Sign Up Bonuses for your Belmont Stakes Predictions 2010.
"We've been third and second. I think it's time to win a Triple Crown race," Romans exclaimed. "And I think it's time for First Dude to show everyone just how good he is."
Owned by Donald R. Dizney, First Dude has a 1-4-1 career record in 7 starts and a pedigree from Stephen Got Even and Run Sarah Run by Smart Strike. Star jockey Ramon Dominguez will be atop First Dude for his fourth consecutive start and fifth overall. Following his 5th place finish in the Florida Derby, Dominguez replied, "The Belmont Stakes is this horse's race. He wants to go a mile and a half and he'll love that track."
1st Post Position - Dave in Dixie +2000 2nd Post Position - Spangled Star +3000 3rd Post Position - Uptowncharlybrown +1000 4th Post Position - Make Music For Me +900 5th Post Position - Fly Down +450 6th Post Position - Ice Box +275 7th Post Position - Drosselmeyer +1200 8th Post Position - Game On Dude +900 9th Post Position - Stately Victor +1400 10th Post Position - Stay Put +2000 11th Post Position - First Dude +400 12th Post Position - Interactif +1200
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The Grade I Lone Star Derby winner is trained by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Game On Dude was purchased privately last March by the Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable, Diamond Pride and Bernie Schiappa and will be having his third start under Baffert.
U.S. Senate candidate Tom Conway and his son Jack own Stately Victor while the colt is trained by Mike Maker. Placing a Stately Victor bet to win the 142nd Belmont Stakes is not that bad of an idea especially with jockey Alan Garcia on the mount. Garcia won the 2008 Belmont Stakes on top of long-shot Da'Tara. 
Owned by Richard, Bertram and Elaine Klein, Stay Put will be the first ever Belmont Stakes contender for Margolis. Originally, First Put was gunning for a spot in the Kentucky Derby line-up but fell short on the graded stakes earnings. 
The Preakness Stakes runner-up barely made the Preakness lineup to begin with and now Romans thinks it is his turn to win the Belmont after his third place Kentucky Derby finish with Paddy O'Prado.