A field of 11 has been entered for the 137th running of the Belmont Stakes and as expected there will be a rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo and Preakness winner Afleet Alex. Afleet Alex gets the nod as favorite at 6-5 with Giacomo next at 4-1 while third choice went to Peter Pan Stakes runner-up Reverberate at 6-1. This should be an exciting rubber match between the two Classic winners so be sure not to miss this race! The $1 million Belmont Stakes will be run as the 11th of 13 races on Saturday and will be televised live on NBC from 5:30 to 7pm EDT.
Below are the horses in post position order with morning line odds listed. Click the link on each horse's name to view his full info, stats, and a photo where available. A star by the dosage indicates a dual qualifier, although by this point the only ones left are Afleet Alex and Southern Africa.
Manhattan Handicap (G1) and Just a Game Stakes (G1) Results - On the Belmont undercard, Gio Ponti won over Marsh Side and Better Talk Now in the Manhattan Handicap, while Diamondrella beat favorite Forever Together in the Just a Game Stakes. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Acorn Stakes (G1), True North Handicap (G2), and Woody Stephens Stakes (G2) Results - Also on the Belmont undercard, Gabby's Golden Gal upset favorite Justwhistledixie in the Acorn, top choice Fabulous Strike beat defending champ Benny the Bull in the True North Handicap, and Munnings won by 5 1/4 lengths in the Woody Stephens Stakes. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Brooklyn Handicap (G2) and Hill Prince Stakes - Eldaafer got up by a nose to win the Brooklyn Handicap over pacesetter Nite Light in the slop, with favorite Rising Moon third. In the Hill Prince Stakes, which was taken off the turf, Despite the Odds drew away to win by 7 1/2 lengths. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
2009 Belmont Stakes Entries - A field of 10 was entered with Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mine That Bird the 2-1 morning line favorite from post 7. Get the entries, post positions, odds, and free past performances here.
Belmont Stakes Friday Workouts - Photos of 5 of the Belmont Stakes horses on the sloppy track in the rain Friday morning, including Mine That Bird. Get the details and photos here.
Belmont Contenders Weekend Workouts - Five of the likely entrants for next weekend's Belmont Stakes had timed works at Belmont Park on May 30-31, including Charitable Man and Dunkirk. Get the details and photos here.
Rachel Alexandra wins the Preakness - She led most of the way and was ahead by 4 at the top of the stretch, then held off Mine That Bird by a length. Musket Man was another 1/2 length back in third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Preakness undercard stakes results - There were 7 other stakes on the card, most of them grade 2 or 3, including the Dixie Stakes (G2) won by Parading.
NTRA Three-Year-Old Poll 06/06/05 HORSE A-S STS-1-2-3 PTS PVS PROBABLE NEXT START
1. Afleet Alex (15) 3-C 5-3-0-1 168 1 6/11 Belmont Stakes
2. Giacomo (2) 3-C 5-1-1-2 154 2 6/11 Belmont Stakes
3. Lost In The Fog 3-C 4-4-0-0 114 4 6/11 Riva Ridge S.
4. Scrappy T 3-G 5-2-1-2 91 3 6/25 Colonial Turf
5. Closing Argument 3-C 4-1-1-1 83 5 Undecided
6. Bellamy Road 3-C 3-2-0-0 77 6 Undecided
7. Don't Get Mad 3-C 5-1-1-1 53 7 Undecided
8. Summerly 3-F 5-4-0-0 45 9 6/25 Mother Goose S.
9. Buzzards Bay 3-C 5-2-0-1 43 8 Undecided
10. Oratory 3-C 5-3-2-0 27 10 8/27 Travers Stakes
A_S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, F-filly.
Other Horses Receiving Votes: Sun King-21, High Fly-14, Pinpoint-10, Sis
City-9, Flower Alley-7, Bandini-5, Rockport Harbor-4, Andromeda's
Hero-2, English Channel-2, High Limit-2, Melhor Ainda-1, Round Pond-1,
Southern Africa-1, Spun Sugar-1.
2005 Belmont Entries
