Belmont Stakes…BOMBS AWAY

Thinking of betting the favorite this Saturday?  Thinking I’ll Have Another is a lock to win this race?  Take a look at the list of the past ten Belmont winners, and the payouts they produced:

2011: Ruler On Ice – $51.50

2010: Drosselmeyer – $28.00

2009: Summer Bird – $25.40

2008: Da’Tara – $79.00

2007: Rags To Riches – $10.69

2006: Jazil – $14.40

2005: Afleet Alex – $4.40 (favorite)

2004: Birdstone – $74.00

2003: Emprie Maker – $6.00

2002: Sarava – $142.50

Average Belmont win ticket in the last ten years: $43.59

All the unique elements make this race very hard to predict.  Only one out of the last ten favorites have won the race.  Play I’ll Have Another if you’d like, but it probably wouldn’t hurt to have a back up ticket just in case.