2011 Belmont Stakes Horse Racing Odds at Belmont Park
After
the running of the
Kentucky Derby 137
and the 135th
running of the
Preakness Stakes
comes the 143rd
running of the
Belmont Stakes, the final jewel in
horse racing’s Triple Crown.
The 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes will be held
on Saturday June 5 at 6:30pm ET, with the post time
being 6:17 p.m. ET. Live coverage of the pre-race
will be on ABC & ABC HD starting at 5:00pm ET. |
2011 Belmont Stake Odds |
Belmont
Park is home of the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of
the Triple Crown races. The park has the largest dirt
racecourse of any thoroughbred track not only in North
America but the world at a mile and a half (2414 m).
A 430-acre racetrack in Elmont, New York, Belmont Park
has two race meetings scheduled annually. It is also was the
site of the 22nd running of the Breeders' Cup World
Thoroughbred Championships on October 29, 2005.
Belmont Stakes Betting History
Belmont Stakes has been named the “Run for the
Carnations” due to the blanket of white carnation
flowers that are draped over the winner’s neck. The
qualification is 3-year olds and the weight is a
Colt/Gelding 126 lbs. and Filly is 121 lbs. The purse
for the Belmont Stakes is $1 million.
Belmont Horse Racing Facts
2011 Belmont Stakes
Contenders and Entries
| Horse |
Trainer |
Dosage |
Jockey |
| Animal
Kingdom | Graham Motion | 1.67 | John Velazquez |
| Awesome Patriot | Bob Baffert | 2.50 | Rafael Bejarano |
| Brilliant
Speed | Tom Albertrani | 1.72 | Joel Rosario |
| Harlan's Hello | Doodnauth Shivmangal | 4.00 | Rajiv Maragh |
| Isn't He
Perfect | Doodnauth Shivmanga | 2.06 | Edgar Prado |
| Master of
Hounds | Aiden O'Brien | 1.07 | Garrett Gomez |
| Monzon | Ignacio Correas | 3.40 | Jose Lezcano |
| Mucho Macho
Man | Katherine Ritvo | 2.43 | Rajiv Maragh |
| Nehro | Steve Asmussen | 4.33 | Corey Nakatani |
| Prime Cut | Neil Howard | 1.44 | Edgar Prado |
| Ruler on Ice | Kelly Breen | 2.56 | Jose Valdivia Jr. |
| Santiva | Eddie Kenneally | 1.67 | Shaun
Bridgmohan |
| Shackleford | Dale Romans | 3.62 | Jesus Castanon |
| Stay
Thirsty | Todd Pletcher | 2.25 | Ramon Dominguez |
2010
Belmont Stakes Winner
Drosselmeyer Wins 2010 Belmont Stakes:
Drosselmeyer pulled off an upset in the Belmont Stakes, seizing the lead in the stretch and giving Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his first win in a Triple Crown race.
Sent off at odds of 13-1, Drosselmeyer defeated Fly Down by three-quarters of a length on a hot, sunny Saturday in front of 45,243 at Belmont Park.
Drosselmeyer, a 3-year-old chestnut colt owned by WinStar Farm, won in 2:31.57. The son of Distorted Humor also gave jockey Mike Smith his first Belmont win in his 13th try.
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2010 Belmont Stakes Payouts
Drosselmeyer returned $28, $11.60 and $7.70. Fly Down, with John Velazquez aboard, paid $6.80 and $5.10. First Dude returned $4.90 to show.
The victory by Drosselmeyer closes another year without a Triple Crown win. It's 32 years and counting since Affirmed became the 11th Triple Crown champion by sweeping the Derby, Preakness and Belmont.
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