The third leg of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing runs this Saturday.  I really don’t think anyone can overtake Mine That Bird, especially with Borel going for the first ever jockey Triple Crown on different horses.  The question is what horse should you put with Mine That Bird in your Exacta and Trifecta picks?

Here is the field, jockey, and early odds for the 2009 Belmont Stakes :

1. Chocolate Candy (Garrett Gomez)   10-1
2. Dunkirk (Juan Velasquez)   4-1
3. Mr. Hot Stuff (Edgar Prado)   15-1
4. Summer Bird (Kent Desormeaux)   12-1
5. Luv Gov (Miguel Mena)   20-1
6. Charitable Man (Alan Garcia)   3-1
7. Mine That Bird (Calvin Borel)   2-1
8. Flying Private (Julien Leparoux)   12-1
9. Miner’s Escape (Jose Lezcano)   15-1
10. Brave Victory (Rajiv Maragh)   15-1

Calvin Borel is in touch with these horses.  He knows Mine That Bird is a closer running a mile-and-a-half and should blow the field away in this race.  Charitable Man is the same kind of horse as Mine That Bird in the sense that he closes too.  The difference is clearly that Alan Garcia is no Calvin Borel.

Predictions For The 2009 Belmont Stakes

WIN: Mine That Bird

Exacta Prediction: 7-1

Trifecta Prediction: 7-1-6

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