On Saturday June 5th, 2010 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, the 214th Belmont Stakes will take place. The purse has a one million dollar guarantee. There will be no Triple crown winner and this year is the thirty second year in a row. The last horse to win the Triple Crown was Affirmed in 1978.
Horse racing betting favorite, First Dude will win the last leg of the Triple Crown, hopes trainer Dale Romans, with neither the Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver or Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky competing in the Belmont. In the Preakness, Fist Dude finished second and third in the Kentucky Derby. He is in the number 4 position.
Ice Box the Kentucky Derby runner up, is headlining the race. To be better prepared for The Belmont Stakes, he did not run in The Preakness. Ice Box is trained by Nick Zito and Jose Lezcano will be on his back.
Ice Box is in the number 1 position.
In The Lone star Derby, Game On Dude had an impressive win. Bob Baffert who also trained Lookin At Lucky to victory at The Preakness with jockey Martin Garcia on his back was the winning combination.
Stately Victor, Fly Down, Make Music for Me, Drosselmeyer, Stay Put and Spangled Star are some other horses slated to run in the Belmont.