Belmont Steaks Results 2009

The belmont steaks Race 11 was won by "SUMMER BIRD", followed by "DUNKIRK" and "MINE THAT BIRD" being the third in the game. The game was close between the first three positions and an inquiry was raised to determine the winner.

Position	Horse Name	WIN	Place	Show
1st	Summer Bird	$25.80	$9.30	$4.70
2nd	Dunkirk	-	$5.40	$3.60
3rd	Mine That Bird	-	-	$2.60
4th	Charitable Man	-	-	-
Other Payouts
$2 EX (4/2) paid $121.00 $2 SPR (4/2/7/6) paid $852.00 $2 DD (5/4) paid $152.50 $2 P03 (2/5/4) match 3 paid $2,577.00 $2 P04 (4/2/5/4) match 4 paid $17,085.00

Belmont Steaks card offers, two $1 million Guaranteed Pick Bets

The NYRA, New York Racing Association, Inc., will offer both a $1 million guaranteed all-stakes Pick 6 and Pick 4 on next saturday June-06, Belmont Stakes Day.

The 13 race card also offers other attractive betting options and concludes with the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes,

The $1 million Pick 6, begins with race No. 6, in which the player must correctly select the winners of six straight races. The wager also includes the Grade 2, $250,000 True North Handicap for sprinters, the Grade 1, $400,000 Just A Game for fillies and mares at a mile on the turf, the Grade 1, $300,000 Acorn for three-year-old fillies, the Grade 2, $250,000 Woody Stephens for three-year-olds, and the Grade 1, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan.

Those who miss to get their wagers for pick 6 starting in Race 6 can take a bet on $1 million Pick 4 starting in Race 8, the Woodford Reserve Manhattan.

The $1 million Pick 4, in which the player must correctly select the winners of four straight races, begins with the eighth race and includes race 10.

Belmont Stakes will be telecasted approximately at 6:27 pm on ABC-TV at the post post time. Although the belmont card's first post time is 11:35am with gates opening as early as 8:30 a.m.

Calvin Borel in for Triple Crown as A Jockey

Mounted "Mine That Bird" on Kentucky Derby and then "Rachel" on the preakness will couple with "Mine That Bird" again on the Belmont Stakes next saturday, after owners of Rachel decided to give a vacation to the preakness winner of 2009.

Calvin Borel won the Derby aboard Mine That Bird, then jilted him for Rachel and beat the Derby winner in the Preakness by a length. Since Borel has ridden the filly to six straight wins, he said he'd be loyal if she ran in the Belmont. But now he's free for Mine That Bird and ready to compete in his first Belmont with history riding on the outcome.

The odds at Derby for "Mine that Bird" were 50-1 and may be that high with Mine that Bird having a derby win and preakness winner Rachel is out, the handicappers have high hopes with Calvin riding.