| 2009 Belmont Stakes Preview |
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Friday, 05 June 2009
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 Point-Spreads.com will have a full slate of horse racing betting coverage as we begin the countdown to the 2009 Belmont Stakes. The 141st running of the Belmont Stakes, the third jewel in the Triple Crown of Horse Racing, will take place from Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on Saturday June 6th, 2009 with live coverage being provided by ABC & ESPN 360 starting at 5 PM with a approximate post time of 6:00 PM EST. Online racebook Bodog.com currently lists Mine That Bird as the 4 to 3 odds favorite to win the 2009 Belmont Stakes.Our readers are coming off back to back wins for the 2009 Derby and 2009 Preakness Stakes. Our horse racing betting expert Steve Hastings gave out the Calvin Borel ridden 50 to 1 long shot Mine That Bird to win the Derby. Everyone jumped on filly Rachel Alexandra in the 2009 Preakness including Borel. The veteran jockey decided to pass up on riding Mine That Bird and road what we called the “better horse” in the Preakness. The move turned out to be a smart one for both Calvin Borel. With Rachel Alexandra sitting this race out, Borel is back on Mine That Bird. Once again, we turned to our friends at VegasInsider.com and their resident horse racing betting expert Anthony Stabile, best known for picking 2003 Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide at odds of over 12-1. Stabile will be reporting LIVE from Belmont Park this weekend and offering up his expert advice daily exclusively at VegasInsider.com. All horse racing bettors looking to make wagers on the 2009 Belmont Stakes should purchase Anthony Stabile’s winning horse racing picks today. 2009 Belmont Stakes Preview - As expected, Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mine That Bird has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite in a field of 10 for the 141st running of the Belmont Stakes this Saturday at beautiful Belmont Park. An anonymous long shot coming into this years’ Run for the Roses, Mine That Bird thrust himself into the national spotlight with an equally awesome and surprising last-to-first, rail skimming move to win the Derby by a widening 6 ¾ lengths under jockey Calvin Borel. In the Preakness, trainer Chip Woolley was forced to find a new rider for his little gelding after Borel, in an unprecedented move, opted to ride Kentucky Oaks winning superfilly Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness, marking the first time a rider took off the Derby winner to ride a different horse in the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Under Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, Mine That Bird put in another explosive late rally in the Preakness but fell a length short of Rachel Alexandra and Borel, who won the Preakness in gate-to-wire fashion. After the Preakness, Smith announced he wouldn’t ride Mine That Bird in the Belmont due to a prior riding commitment in California leaving Mine That Bird without a rider again. But after the connections of Rachel Alexandra announced she wouldn’t contest the 1 ½ mile “Test of the Champion,” a confident Borel finds himself back aboard the Derby winner. Get the rest of VegasInsider.com Horse Racing Betting Expert Anthony Stabile’s 2009 Belmont Stakes Preview here. Online racebook Bodog.com has posted horse racing betting odds to win the 2009 Belmont Stakes: Mine That Bird: 4/3 Dunkirk: 9/2 Charitable Man: 10/3 Chocolate Candy: 10/1 Flying Private: 15/1 Mr Hot Stuff: 15/1 Brave Victory: 20/1 Miners Escape: 20/1 Summer Bird: 12/1 Luv Gov: 25/1                        |
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