Breeders' Cup Challenge 2009

The "Breeders' Cup Challenge" -- now entering its third year in 2009 -- will be highlighted again by its "Win and You're In" provision, with the winner of each of the Challenge races automatically qualifying for the corresponding divisional race in the 14-race, $25.5 million Breeders' Cup World Championships. The 2009 Breeders' Cup will be held November 6th and 7th at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and will be televised live on ESPN and ABC.

Bemont Results and Payouts

Summer Bird won 2009 Belmont Stakes and Calvin Borel missed his last win in Triple Crown. Calvin Borel was going for the jockey Triple Crown, after dropping his 2009 Derby winner Mine That Bird in order to ride his 2009 Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra in the 2009 Preakness. It was a smart call, since the filly went on to win the race. Borel returned to Mine That Bird after the owners of Rachel Alexandra decided not to race her in the 2009 Belmont Stakes. The 2009 Belmont was Calvin Borel’s only mount of the day which turned out to be a bad decision just like jockey Kent Desormeaux said it would be before the Belmont Stakes, how ironic that this was pointed out by the eventual Belmont Stakes winner. Borel has never won the Belmont.

The win by legendry jockey Kent Desormeaux was his first in the Belmont Stakes. Kent Desormeaux was hot today winning three consecutive races on the under-card.

2009 Belmont Winners and Payouts

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
4	Summer Bird	$25.80	$9.30	$4.70
2	Dunkirk		$5.40	$3.60
7	Mine That Bird

Belmont Stakes Post Positions and Morning Lines

The Belmont will be race 11 on a 13-race card that begins at 11:35 a.m. The Belmont is the last leg of a pick four and pick six, both with guaranteed pools of $1 million.
Here are the post positions and morning lines odds.

1. Chocolate Candy  Garrett Gomez    10/1
2. Dunkirk          John Velazquez    4/1
3. Mr. Hot Stuff    Edgar Prado      15/1
4. Summer Bird      Kent Desormeaux  12/1
5. Luv Gov          Miguel Mena      20/1
6. Charitable Man   Alan Garcia       3/1
7. Mine That Bird   Calvin Borel      2/1
8. Flying Private   Julien Leparoux  12/1
9. Miner’s Escape   Jose Lezcano     15/1
10. Brave Victory   Rajiv Maragh     15/1

Belmont Stakes Post Time

This 2009 Belmont Stakes is the longest leg of the Triple Crown at 12 furlongs (roughly 1.5 miles) and the odds are favoring Kentucky Derby winner, Mine That Bird. Mine That Bird arrived at Belmont Park on Wednesday afternoon following a flight from Louisville. Mine That Bird had previously been driven to the first two legs of the Triple Crown when trainer Chip Woolley drove him via horse van from New Mexico to Churchill Downs and to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes.

Mine That Bird, who runs from post position 7, had a successful work Thursday morning, galloping freely over the sloppy track.

Mine That Bird's biggest contenders are Flying Private, who runs from post position 8, (4th in the Preakness) and Dunkirk, from post position 2. They are the only two horses in the race with the speed comparable.

Be sure to catch all the action, which goes down Saturday, June 6th at 6:30 p.m. ET with a post time of 6:27 p.m. ET.