The 141st running of the Belmont Stakes

[lawren2]

No Rachael Alexandra but Borel is up on Mine That Bird so I will watch at 6PM to see if he makes a little bit of odd history today in being the first jockey to win all three Triple Crown races albeit on 2 different horses.

Belmont Stakes
The field
Post, Horse Jockey Odds
1. Chocolate Candy Gomez 10-1
2. Dunkirk Velazquez 4-1
3. Mr. Hot Stuff Prado 15-1
4. Summer Bird Desormeaux 12-1
5. Luv Gov Mena 20-1
6. Charitable Man Garcia 3-1
7. Mine That Bird Borel 2-1
8. Flying Private Leparoux 12-1
9. Miner's Escape Lezcano 15-1
10. Brave Victory Maragh 15-1
Trainers (by post position): 1, Jerry Hollendorfer. 2, Todd Pletcher. 3, Eoin Harty. 4, Tim Ice. 5, D. Wayne Lukas. 6, Kiaran McLaughlin. 7, Chip Woolley. 8, D. Wayne Lukas. 9, Nick Zito. 10, Nick Zito.

[Joe L]

Summer Bird wins with Kent Desormeaux. Ya gotta love it. Birdstone beats Smarty Jones in 2004 and denies him the Triple Crown. Birdstone's two sons, Mine That Bird and Summer Bird compete in the Belmont and the underdog wins. Talk about sibling rivary.

But the best is that Kent Desormeaux loses in a HUGE upset last year on Big Brown, losing the Triple Crown and he is the one upsetting Mine that Bird and denying Calvin Borel of his Triple Crown this year. Incredible!!