Belmont Stakes Field 142

Last updated: 6/2/10 5:45 PM

142ND BELMONT STAKES

PP	HORSE	TRAINER	JOCKEY	ODDS
1	Dave in Dixie	John Sadler	Calvin Borel	20-1
2	Spangled Star	Richard Dutrow	Garrett Gomez	30-1
3	Uptowncharlybrown	Kiaran McLaughlin	Rajiv Maragh	10-1
4	Make Music for Me	Alexis Barba	Joel Rosario	10-1
5	Fly Down	Nick Zito	John Velazquez	9-2
6	Ice Box	Nick Zito	Jose Lezcano	3-1
7	Drosselmeyer	Bill Mott	Mike Smith	12-1
8	Game on Dude	Bob Baffert	Martin Garcia	10-1
9	Stately Victor	Mike Maker	Alan Garcia	15-1
10	Stay Put	Steve Margolis	Jamie Theriot	20-1
11	First Dude	Dale Romans	Ramon Dominguez	7-2
12	Interactif	Todd Pletcher	Javier Castellano	12-1

First Dude is the Belmont morning-line favorite
(Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)

Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up ICE BOX (Pulpit) drew post 6 and has been
installed as the 3-1 favorite on the morning line for Saturday’s $1 million
Belmont S. (G1). The Nick Zito-trained colt will start one spot outside of
stablemate FLY DOWN (Mineshaft), the 9-2 early third choice. Jose
Lezcano retains the mount on Ice Box, and John Velazquez picks up the call on Dwyer
S. (G2)
winner Fly Down.

FIRST DUDE (Stephen Got Even) will make the short run into the first turn of
the 1 1/2-mile classic from post 11, the same starting spot from which he
finished second in the Preakness S. (G1). A massively-built, Dale Romans-trained
colt, First Dude figures to be on or very close to the lead beneath jockey Ramon
Dominguez and is the 7-2 second choice.

The rest of the 12-horse field is listed at double-digit odds on the morning
line. Kentucky Derby fourth-placer MAKE MUSIC FOR ME (Bernstein), whose trainer
Alexis Barba is attempting to become the first female to condition a Triple
Crown race winner, is among a trio at 10-1 and will keep Joel Rosario in the
saddle. A pair of Triple Crown newcomers, Lone Star Derby (G3) victor GAME ON
DUDE (Awesome Again) and Lexington S. (G2) third-placer UPTOWNCHARLYBROWN
(Limehouse), are also tabbed at 10-1 and will have the services of Martin Garcia
and Rajiv Maragh, respectively.

Dwyer runner-up DROSSELMEYER (Distorted Humor) and multiple Grade 3 winner INTERACTIF
(Broken Vow) come next at 12-1, and Blue Grass (G1) upsetter STATELY VICTOR
(Ghostzapper), who will look to rebound from an eighth in the Kentucky Derby, is
posted at 15-1. Grade 2 runner-up DAVE IN DIXIE (Dixie Union) and recent
allowance winner STAY PUT (Broken Vow) are both 20-1, and Withers S. (G3)
third-placer SPANGLED STAR (Distorted Humor) rounds out the field at 30-1.