If you have ever done any horse racing betting then you most likely bet on a horse and didn’t get the ride from the jockey that you were hoping for.  It’s the same thing in sports betting when you get a bad call like a holding in football, a bad foul in basketball, or a poor strikeout for one of your batters in baseball.  To complete the analogy, what good has ever come out of a player complaining about one of these bad calls to the officials?

It’s the same thing when you are betting on horses.  The jockeys are riding horses that are going over 40 miles per hour and they have to adjust to making decisions both on the fly and in a very short amount of time.   Riders make mistakes and you have to learn how to deal with it.

Kent Desormeaux was scrutinized with how he rode Big Brown in the Belmont, but he did win the Kentucky Derby and beat the Preakness Stakes odds, is a Hall of Famer and has won nearly 5,000 races in his career.

What was he supposed to do?  Ride the horse hard from the rail, rendering him useless later on in the race, or settle back and start out from behind the pack?  They didn’t really want either of those things, they just wanted Big Brown to win the race and when he didn’t the blame had to go somewhere.  However, veterans of the race track know that even the best in the business make mistakes, but bettors have to be accountable for their failed bets or they have no credibility.

I hate being around people who never make a bad selection.   It seems like each time these people lose, it’s someone else’s fault, either the rider or trainer.  These people can lose a huge part of their ability to handicap because they cry and complain instead of trying to become a better handicapper who learns from his mistakes.

Expert horse bettors take into account the different scenarios of how a race can play out.  They look for runners that can adapt, but what they don’t do is scream and cry and blame the riders that they are betting on because they realize that the jockeys have forgotten more about horse racing than most in the audience know.

Win: Casino Drive at 7-2 odds at BodogLife.com

There have been 10 horses which have spoiled 10 Triple Crown hopefuls at the Belmont Stakes since 1978 and I believe that Casino Drive will be the 11th. Winning the Belmont is in this horse’s pedigree. He is the half brother to 2006 Belmont Stakes winner Jazil and 2007 winner Rags to Riches. Also, unlike other horses who put more stake in the Kentucky Derby, this horse has been groomed with the sole purpose of winning this race. Casino Drive may be inexperienced, but that has been the theme this year. Big Brown was just 3-0 when he won the Kentucky Derby and Casino Drive is currently 2-0 with two impressive wins. One of those impressive wins was at Belmont Park in the Peter Pan Stakes. The challenge of the Triple Crown is that the three races are close together. Casino Drive will have the benefit of fresher legs in this race and that will be the difference.

Place: Big Brown 1-3 odds

Big Brown will run a close second as he is too good of a horse to get blown away. While his camp denies that his hoof cracks are any cause for concern, one can’t help but think that his body if wearing down with all the training sessions and races in such close proximity of each other. This will be his toughest test yet at a 1.5 mile distance and I believe that gives the rest of the field a fighting chance against this sprinter. Big Brown has had no competition thus far, but Casino Drive is a horse which has shown the same type of speed and power that Big Brown has shown. I think Big Brown is being slightly overvalued here and I think all the tracks will get rich when he doesn’t cash win bets.

Show: Behindatthebar 25-1 odds

I’ve said it before and I’ve said it again that fresh legs has been the story of the year and Behindatthebar will certainly have those after sitting out the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. His team decided to hold him out of the Derby in favor of the Preakness and then an injury caused him to scratch in the Preakness. This horse should be on the top of its game. That won’t be enough to contend with the top two, but it will be enough to stifle the rest of the field. This is Todd Pletcher’s best chance to capture the Belmont Stakes and we can’t soon forget that he was able to get it done wit Rags to Riches last year.

You can do all of your Belmont Stakes betting at BodogLife.com racebook. There are also numerous prop bets you can take advantage of to keep you involved in more of the action than just the race winner.

This year’s Belmont Stakes is getting added attention as a win by Big Brown in this race will make him the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years. He enters the race as the undefeated favorite and is sure to get all kinds of action by Triple Crown hopers despite his poor 1-3 odds. Keep in mind that it is not a given that a horse will win the Triple Crown just because he’s won the first two legs. 10 horses have won the first two legs and failed to win the Belmont Stakes since Affirmed last won the Triple Crown in 1978. We all thought Smarty Jones had it in the bag in 2004, but the long shot Birdstone rained on his parade.

BodogLife.com racebook also lists odds on numerous Belmont Stakes props. You can bet on the Belmont Stakes without Big Brown as the BodogLife oddsmakers have adjusted odds for the rest of the field accordingly. Those who think Big Brown is a shoe in may do this to get some better value with their win bet. You can also make wagers on Big Brown’s winning margin, winning time, his position through the quarter mile and half mile marks, and if his winning time will be faster than Affirmed’s. There are several other props surrounding Big Brown as well. There are props for the race itself which ask bettors to wager on the race attendance, handle, and TV rating among other things. One of the props even asks if a member of the Clinton family will be present.

Dave Price does not recommend getting too carried away with the prop betting as some of these wagers are definite sucker bets. Look for those opportunities in which research and knowledge can lead you to a winning wager. For example, the prop which asks “who will Jockey Kent Desormeaux thank first in his interview after the race” is a sucker bet in my book. Only those who know him best would likely be suited to make this wager unless you like gambling. Dave Price only likes winning. The attendance and winning time props, on the other hand, are wagers which one can make an educated bet on by doing a little research.

Check out the odds below and make sure you check out Dave’s Belmont Stakes picks for all your race day winners.

Odds to win the 2008 Belmont Stakes

Big Brown 1-3

Casino Drive 7-2

Denis Of Cork 10-1

Tale Of Ekati 20-1

Behindatthebar 25-1

Anak Nakal 40-1

Macho Again 40-1

Readys Image 50-1

Icabad Crane 50-1

Mint Lane 50-1

Spark Candle 50-1

Tomcito 50-1

Big Brown – The undefeated Triple Crown bidder has been the best in the business this year without question. He is yet to be challenged.

Casino Drive – Casino Drive is inexperienced but he is also undefeated with two wins in two starts. Both wins were impressive and his pedigree speaks volumes. He is the half brother of the past two Belmont Stakes winners.

Denis of Cork – Cork ran third at the Derby and will be in good position to challenge here after sitting out the Preakness to rest his legs.

Macho Again – This horse has to be high on the list of value hunters after an impressive second place in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.

Behindatthebar – This looks to be trainer Todd Pletcher’s best shot. Pletcher won with Rags to Riches last year and he might have another barking dog here. With almost two months of rest, Behindathebar will either be extremely fresh or a little rusty.

Tale of Ekati – This horse ran fourth at the Kentucky Derby, and like Denis of Cork, should benefit from sitting out the Preakness to rest its legs and let Big Brown wear down his.

Tomcito – This horse may have an advantage over some of the top contenders because he has already run at the 1.5 mile distance this season and won. He started his career with four wins and a place in Peru, but has not faired well in North American races. A return to form could be trouble for the rest of the field.

Icabad Crane – This horse ran third at the Preakness and looked like he still had some gas left. He came on strong after starting slow in that race and may benefit from the longer distance.

Anak Nakal – This horse is probably better than it has shown, but a seventh place finish in the Derby has left him off the radar for most bettors.

Spark Candle – This horse is the son of 1992 Horse of the Year and Belmont Stakes winner A.P. Indy. He was regarded as the second best horse in the Peter Pan Stakes field to Casino Drive, but the race did not go according to plan for him.

Ready’s Image – Another Pletcher horse, but it’s Pletcher’s name which gives this horse attention and not what the horse has done on the track.

Mint Lane – He ran second to Casino Drive at the Peter Pan Stakes, but I’m certainly not sold on him.

There are my rankings heading into the big race, but remember that my picks may not completely reflect the rankings as there are other factors besides past performance which determine a race winner. So make sure you check out my Belmont Stakes picks to see who will cash your win bets come race day, and do all of your Belmont Stakes betting BodogLife.com racebook.

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Not only can you trust that our Belmont Stakes picks are going to be based on detailed information that isn’t going to be available to anyone else, but you can also feel perfectly comfortable putting our ideas into exotics.  The staff at Priceless love to bet trifects, exactas, and the props on this event, so our research factors everything into this formula when we put together our list of winners.

Dave Price gives Belmont Stakes picks on who he thinks is going to win, place, and show.  There are not going to be all favorites in our list as we often times see value in underdogs.  Also, it is known that horses often times have a difficult time staying in peak condition for five straight weeks, so the winners of the first two races of the Triple Crown will often times not be in the best shape for the Belmont.  Favorites have won around 33% of the time, so don’t back them without doing a little more research. 

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We try to write as many articles as we can about the race in order to help those of you who want to handicap it on your own, but we don’t give away all of our secrets.  Our premium clients expect success and value, and one of the best ways to do that is to stay away from the horses that all of the media coverage is being focused on and to take a look at the dark horses.  All of our premium picks show value over the long run and our horse racing picks is the same way.  If you stick with us through the Derby and Belmont then you aren’t going to be left behind.

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This is the last leg of the Triple Crown and after the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness everyone should have a lot more information at their finger tips for making Belmont Stakes predictions.  This means that the odds are a little more accurate for this race than any other, but it also means that bettors have a better chance of capitalizing on the knowledge gained during the racing season.  This race is normally held on the second Saturday of June, or five weeks after the Derby so you’ll have had more than a month to gather information on the horses that make it through more than one leg of the big three.

When making Belmont Stakes predictions you will want to factor in the length of the track at 1.5 miles.  This is the longest of the legs of the Crown and that is why it’s called the Test of the Champion.  You’ll want to find a horse that has the stamina and endurance to make it through that distance, and a trainer who has been around getting horses ready for this length.  D. Wayne Lukas had great success in the 1990′s, but it seems like there haven’t been any mainstays in the winner’s circle since.

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When signing up for an online racebook for the Belmont Stakes odds you can also get into head-to-head horse matchups and other props.  Head-to-head matchups are great if there are horses you think are over or under-rated.  You can then place a wager on that horse against it’s opponent listed or on the opponent listed.  There are also a number of different props available with our favorites being margin of victory and winning time.  You can take a look at the history of the race, along with the conditions at the time of the running and get a good idea of the winning time.  Doing your research on these props could lead to be a profitable undertaking.

If you want help in beating the Belmont Stakes odds then we recommend signing up for a premium package.  Dave Price will once again be going over all of the latest information and horse histories in order to make a few bucks for his clients.  This is a great race and do to it’s extra length it’s always one of our favorites.  Good luck to all of our readers in picking winners this year.

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Although most of us won’t start our Preakness Stakes betting until race day, because we’ll be doing every bit of last minute research that we can, Bodog has already posted Preakness Stakes futures odds and will be taking advanced wagering on the event starting Thursday. If you can’t want any longer to get in on the action, I recommend checking out some of Bodog‘s propositional bets as some of them show very nice value.

When we talk about Preakness Stakes betting, we are really talking about who is going to cash those win bet tickets by crossing the finish line first in this Saturday’s race at Pimlico Race Course. The biggest names in horse racing, ponies and trainers alike, will be competing for a title in one of the most wagered on horse racing events of the year. The good news is that Preakness Stakes betting is less difficult than Kentucky Derby betting as we have already seen some of these top horses run at the Derby. This gives us a good idea of how they’ll perform when stacked up against the other top thorough breads in the sport.

I’ll give you the most important hint to help you with your Preakness Stakes betting. The key to Pimlico is speed. It is a short track with a small field. Make sure your colt can flat out fly. Don’t expect Street Sense to come back from a deficit like he faced at Churchill Downs. You must stalk in this race to be effective. Horses who get out of the gates fast, such as Hard Spun, are sure to get plenty of action.

Of course race tracks hate the fact that 6 of the last 10 Derby winners have gone on to win the Preakness. This causes bettors to jump on the favorites. This might not be such a bad idea. Race favorites have won over fifty percent of the 131 Preakness Stakes races.

If you are still leaning toward taking the race favorite after you have done all your research, you may want to look into placing an exacta bet or trifecta bet. These popular exotic bets will give you more value for your favored horse.