2012 Belmont Stakes Odds – Can I’ll Have Another Win Triple Crown?
| June 3, 2012 | Posted by Dave Kingston under Horse Racing News & Info, Sports Odds |
The 2012 Belmont Stakes will be the third and final leg of the famous Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Horse Racing. Competing for a shot at history will be Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, I’ll Have Another. Currently, the first potential Triple Crown winner since the last 70′s is favored to win this race.
However, this time around, there won’t be a third thrilling showdown between I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister. That’s because Bode won’t be competing in the Belmont Stakes. However, several other familiar names from previous races will be, including one of the Derby favorites, Union Rags, Dullahan, and Optimizer.
Currently, I’ll Have Another has the best odds to win, followed by Dullahan and then Union Rags. Here’s a look at all of the horses who are contending for Belmont Stakes this year.
*Update: I’ll Have Another has been scratched from the Belmont Stakes race lineup due to tendonitis.
Current 2012 Belmont Stakes Odds (6/8/12):
| 1. Street Life | 8-1 |
| 2. Unstoppable U | 20-1 |
| 3. Union Rags | 3-1 |
| 4. Atigun | 15-1 |
| 5. Dullahan | 9-5 |
| 6. Ravelo’s Boy | 30-1 |
| 7. Five Sixteen | 30-1 |
| 8. Guyana Star Dweej | 30-1 |
| 9. Paynter | 7-2 |
| 10. Optimizer | 15-1 |
| 11. I’ll Have Another | SCRATCHED |
| 12. My Adonis | 15-1 |
Listed above are the horse’s name, and current odds to win the Belmont Stakes race. The Belmont Stakes for 2012 will take place on Saturday, June 9th, 2012. Television coverage is scheduled for NBC. We’ll have more information on how to watch the race later this week!
Stay tuned as the above odds are likely to change leading up to the big race this coming weekend!
