Last Updated on May 27, 2013 9:12 pm by Anthony Rome
2013 Belmont Stakes Guide
ELMONT, NY (The Spread) – The 2013 Belmont Stakes will take place on Saturday, June 8 and we’ve put together a viewing guide to get you ready for the third leg of horse racing’s triple crown.
General Race Info
What: 2013 Belmont Stakes
When: June 8, 2013
Where: Belmont Park
Location: Elmont, New York
Post Time: 6:30PM ET
Purse: US $1 million ($600,000 for 1st)
TV: NBC
Radio: Horse Racing Network (HRN)
Belmont Park Info
Distance: 1.5 miles (12 furlongs)
Track: Dirt, Left-Handed
Qualification: 3-year-olds
Weight: Colt/Gelding 126 lbs. (57.2 kg)/Filly: 121 lbs. (54.9 kg)
Opening Odds
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, Orb is favored at 7/2, while Revolutionary has the next best odds at 4/1. Oxbow, the winner of the 2013 Preakness Stakes, is 9/2 while Power Broker and Will Take Charge are both 10/1, respectively.
Code West, Freedom Child, Giant Finish, Golden Soul, Overanalyze and Palace Malice are all 12/1, respectively, while Unlimited Budget is 15/1. Always in a Tiz, Midnight Taboo, Saint Vigeur and Tenango are 20/1, respectively, while Incognito has the longest odds at +2500. (These odds will continue to change leading up to post time.)
2013 Triple Crown
2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb had his triple crown hopes dashed a couple of weeks ago when long-shot Oxbow won the 2013 Preakness Stakes. Affirmed was the last contender to win horse racing’s triple crown back in 1978.
Past Belmont Stakes Odds
2012 Union Rags
2011 Ruler on Ice
2010 Drosselmeyer
2009 Summer Bird
2008 Da’Tara
2007 Rags to Riches
2006 Jazil
2005 Afleet Alex
2004 Birdstone
2003 Empire Maker
2002 Sarava
2001 Point Given
2000 Commendable
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