Sports
Belmont Stakes 2011: Post Positions, Odds and Picks
Local fans can watch the simulcast of the race at Santa Anita Park.
Though Winter/Spring Meet has been over for more than a month now, Arcadia race fans have good reason to head back to the track Saturday. The "great race place" will open its gates at 8:15 a.m. for fans to watch the simulcast of the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes.
It's with good reason oddsmakers count Animal Kingdom, starting in the No. 9 post, as a heavy 2-1 favorite to win the final leg of the Triple Crown, which takes place some 2,400 miles from Arcadia at Belmont Park in New York.
The three-year old colt has risen to the occasion in the first two legs of the Triple Crown, capturing the Kentucky Derby on May 7 and finishing second at the Preakness Stakes on May 21 after a furious rally that winner Shackleford just held off.
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Here's how Saturday's post positions and odds for the 143rd Belmont Stakes shake out:
Post Position/Horse Morning line odds 1. Master of Hounds 10-1 2. Stay Thirsty 20-1 3. Ruler On Ice 20-1 4. Santiva 15-1 5. Brilliant Speed 15-1 6. Nehro 4-1 7. Monzon 30-1 8. Prime Cut 15-1 9. Animal Kingdom 2-1 10. Mucho Macho Man 10-1 11. Isn't He Perfect 30-1 12. Shackleford 9-2History is not in Shackleford's favor to win Saturday. No horse who has started in the No. 12 post has ever won the Belmont.
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We like Animal Kingdom to win the 2011 Belmont Stakes with Master of Hounds coming in second and Shackleford taking third.
The 143rd Belmont Stakes has an approximate post time of 3:36 p.m. Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on NBC.
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