Belmont Stakes Prediction

Posted May 28, 2011 – 5:22 am in: Horse Racing Betting 101

In just over two weeks, the third and final stage of the Triple Crown, the 2011 Belmont Stakes betting lines will close. This year’s field has the potential to be one of the best in the history of the Belmont betting event, as it marks the rubber match between the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winners. Here is a preview of the race.

For the 20th time in Triple Crown history, the winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness will race in a rubber match to find out who is the best three year old colt of the season. On paper, Belmont Park was built for both Animal Kingdom and Shackleford, as both long distance and speed horses have found much success on the track.

Animal Kingdom the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner was able to use its stamina to catch up to Shackleford on the one and one 16th quarter mile track at Churchill Downs to kick off the festivities for 2011. However, at the much shorter track at Pimlico Racecourse, it was the speed of Shackleford that allowed the horse to once again lead from wire to wire, but hold on for victory at the Preakness Stakes.

As we mentioned earlier, the Belmont Parks race track has seen much success for both long distance and speed horses. On the one hand, long distance horses have had a ton of success because the course in one and a half miles long. Conversely, speed horses have also found success at Belmont Park, because as soon as they jumped out to a lead, the lead was safe since no other horse in the field could catch them.

For all intents and purposes, we predict that Animal Kingdom will win the 2011 Belmont Stakes, as under the guidance of jockey John Velazquez, Animal Kingdom has been able to dominate during Triple Crown season. At Churchill Downs, Animal Kingdom’s endurance proved to be the key to its success. Yet, at Pimlico last weekend, Animal Kingdom simply ran out of race track, and finished second to Shackleford. If Animal Kingdom can continue to have strong runs, it should be fine at Belmont Park.

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