Big Brown goes for the Triple Crown in 140th Belmont Stakes

This is it, the very race that will determine whether we'll have the first Triple Crown winner for quite a long time or not.

It's on this Saturday, as Big Brown will try to capture this year's Triple Crown title in the 140th Belmont Stakes. The colt certainly didn't look good heading for Belmont Park this weekend after discovering that crack on his left front hoof, but after the colt managed to get the No.1 post position for the final leg of the Triple Crown trail, people will probably ride his bandwagon again.

With 2-5 odds to win at Belmont, Big Brown will come out of the No.1 position after winning the Derby from the last gate and winning the Preakness from the middle. Jockey Kent Desormeaux should be more than happy of the fact that he'll have the inside lane for a change, coming out of the post that produced the most Belmont winners since 1905.

''Absolutely, because it's an easier trip,'' Kent Desormeaux said, referring to the lane he will have to guide Big Brown on for the 2008 Belmont Stakes. ''I would be able to just guide and glide. Now, I'm going to have to jockey for position. He's so fast away from the gate, though, the race might be over in 40 yards.''

While Desormeaux just might be a little too cocky in their attempt to win the 2008 Triple Crown series title, he should be aware that the rest of the pack would love to spoil their plans of a sweep.

With 50-1 odds, Guadalcanal will come out of post No.2 while Macho Again and Denis of Cork, with 20-1 and 12-1 odds respectively, will come out of gates 3 and 4. Edgar Prado, still one of the better jockeys there is in horse racing, will ride Casino Drive from gate No.5. Casino Drive has 7-2 odds of winning at Belmont Park this weekend.

Rounding up the ten contenders for the Belmont Stakes are Da'Tara with 30-1 odds, Tale of Ekati with 20-1 odds, Anak Nakal and Ready's Echo both with 30-1 odds, and Icabad Crane, booked as a 20-1 underdog. They will come out of gates 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively.

Can Big Brown win the 2008 Triple Crown series with a win at the 2008 Belmont Stakes? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Big Brown 1.33

Casino Drive 4.50

Denis Of Cork 11.00

Tale Of Ekati 21.00

Behindatthebar 26.00

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