Our Belmont Stakes Picks Today

By Inside Florida Horse Racing Staff

Saturday, June 7th
Hallandale Beach, Florida

It will be California Chrome followed by the same horses that chased him home in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

That is our prediction for today’s Belmont Stakes. We are picking Ride on Curlin to finish second with Commanding Curve, Wicked Strong, Tonalist and General a Rod also in the exacta and trifecta mix. Our race analysis can be found in the story immediately underneath this posting. 

Our strategy is based on placing between $40 and $50 in hedge-style bets.

Here are the Belmont Stakes entries:

1 - Medal Count
2 - California Chrome
3 - Matterhorn
4 - Commanding Curve
5 - Ride on Curlin
6 - Mastuszak
7 - Samraat
8 - Commissioner
9 - Wicked Strong
10- General a Rod
11- Tonalist

 Suggested bets:

* $3 place and show on 4 and 5, $12 total

* $1 exacta box 2 4 5 9, $12 total

* $1 exacta part wheel, $8 total           

First      2 5
Second 2 4 5 10 11

* 50 cent trifecta box 2 4 5, $3 total

* 50 cent trifecta part wheel, $9 total

First 2
Second 4 5 9
Third 1 4 5 7 9 10 11

* 50 cent superfecta part wheel, $6 total 
First 2
Second 5
Third 4 9 11
Fourth 4 7 9 10 11

Total wagers - $50

Predicted order of finish:

First -- California Chrome 
Second -- Ride on Curlin 
Third -- Commanding Curve
Fourth -- Wicked Strong







Note -- In our combined Kentucky Derby/Preakness selections we wagered $88.00 for a return of $235.60. As part of a hedging strategy, we hit the $1 exacta for $170 in the Derby and the $1 trifecta for $38 in the Preakness.