Belmont Stakes Contenders

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The Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown, sees its 133rd running on Saturday, June 7. The Bodog Racebook has all your Belmont Stakes odds, but before you place your bets, be sure you read up on your Belmont Stakes contenders. Big Brown is 2/3 of the way to becoming the 12th Triple Crown winner. Can he do it?

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Anak Nakal

* Trained by: Nick Zito
* Earnings: $243,416
* Details: Kentucky Jockey Club winner finished eighth in the Kentucky Derby. His race record is 7-2-1-0.

Behindatthebar

* Trained by: Todd Pletcher
* Earnings: $277,100
* Details: Lexington Stakes winner was scratched from the Preakness Stakes because of a bruise in his left front foot. His race record is 5-3-1-0.

Big Brown

* Trained by: Richard Dutrow Jr.
* Earnings: $2,714,500
* Captured the Kentucky Derby two weeks before exploding to victory in the Preakness Stakes. His race record is now 4-4-0-0, and he has won by a combined total of 39 lengths.

Casino Drive

* Trained by: Kazuo Fujisawa
* Earnings: $185,282
* Details: Kentucky-bred but Japanese-trained and is the brother of the last two Belmont Stakes winners. Has raced only twice - the first was an 11 1/2-length victory in his first start in Japan, and the second was a 5 ¾-length victory in the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont.

Denis of Cork

* Trained by: David Carroll
* Earnings: $413,552
* Details: Southwest Stakes winner finished third in the Kentucky Derby. His race record is 5-3-0-1.

Icabad Crane

* Trained by: Graham Motion
* Earnings: $235,400
* Details: The Federico Tesio winner finished third in the Preakness Stakes. His race record is 5-3-0-2.

Macho Again

* Trained by: Dallas Stewart
* Earnings: $343,761
* Details: The Derby Trial winner finished second in the Preakness Stakes. His race record is 9-3-3-0.

Mint Lane

* Trained by: James Jerkens
* Earnings: $126,942
* Details: Finished second behind Casino Drive in the Peter Pan Stakes. His race record is 7-2-2-1.

Racecar Rhapsody

* Trained by: Kenny McPeek
* Earnings: $208,391
* Details: Turned in his fourth consecutive fourth-place finish in the Preakness Stakes. His race record is 7-1-1-1.

Tale of Ekati

* Trained by: Barclay Tagg
* Earnings: $869.200
* Details: Wood Memorial winner finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby. His race record is 7-3-1-0.

Tomcito

* Trained by: Dante Zanelli
* Earnings: $154,973
* Details: Champion 2-year-old of 2007 in Peru didn't have enough earnings to join the Kentucky Derby field. His race record is 8-4-1-1.



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