| Belmont Stakes: Horse Racing Picks Experts Watch Weather |
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Friday, 05 June 2009
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 The weather is a key element the Horse Racing Picks Experts take into consideration before placing wagers on any horse in the 2009 Belmont Stakes. If you ask any Horse Racing Picks Experts about Belmont Park, they will tell you the track dries out quickly which favors several of the 2009 Belmont Stakes contenders. Regardless of the weather, internet racebook Bodog.com has Mine That Bird the 2009 Belmont Stakes favorite with 4 to 3 odds. The races held at Belmont Park on Thursday June 4th were run on a very sloppy main track and the turf races were taken off the grass. The weather man is prediction it will rain all day on Friday June 5th but they expect the rain to stop in the early AM hours on Saturday June 6th. Expert 70 to 75 degree temperatures all afternoon leading up to the start of the race. With the 2009 Belmont Stakes set to go off at 6:27 PM EST, there should be plenty of time for the track to dry out. "We're not sure what is going to happen Saturday at Belmont Park," stated 2009 Belmont Stakes Picks Expert Bruce Marshall of the Gold Sheet in his Belmont Analysis for VegasInsider.com. "Although we'd have to say that we'd be surprised if Mine That Bird can't duplicate his Kentucky Derby triumph, especially with good luck charm Calvin Borel back on board. Most of the challengers from the Derby and Preakness, including Rachel Alexandra, will bypass the Belmont, although the ranks of first-time Triple Crown starters who won the Belmont is a long one, including last year's upset winner Da'Tara. Whatever, we'll be watching." Bodog Casino is celebrating the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, with a $50 match-bet bonus. Between May 18th and June 6th, 2009, redeem the coupon code BELMONT in the Casino, purchase $50 or more in Casino chips and you’ll get $50 in Casino chips FREE!                        |
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