Belmont Stakes

Belmont Stakes Here are the best Belmont odds I found just now among 5Dimes, Bookmaker, and TheGreek: 1 MedalCount 16.95 Bookmaker 2 Calif Chrome 1.1 FiveD 3 Matterhorn 40.5 Bookmaker 4 CommandingCurve 10.15 Bookmaker 5 Ride On Curlin 7.45 Bookmaker 6 Matuszak 65.5 Bookmaker 7 Samraat 20 FiveD 8 Commissioner 40.5 Bookmaker 9 Wicked Strong 8.05 Greek 10 General A Rod 32.5 Bookmaker 11 Tonalist 10.15 Bookmaker That's equivalent to a 7.5% takeout. At FiveD, the bet is refunded if either your horse or CC doesn't start. At Bookmaker, the bet is refunded if CC doesn't start, but it doesn't say what happens if your horse doesn't start. TheGreek doesn't specify that CC has to start. I'm going to work on my line today. --Dunbar

Here's my Belmont line: PP# Horse FairOdds, WinProb 1 Medal Count 25, 4% 2 Calif Chrome 2, 33% 3 Matterhorn 100, 1% 4 CommandingCurve 17, 6% 5 Ride On Curlin 4, 20% 6 Matuszak 200, 0.5% 7 Samraat 17, 6% 8 Commissioner 35, 3% 9 Wicked Strong 8, 11% 10 General A Rod 8, 11% 11 Tonalist 12, 8% The biggest diffs between my line and the futures is my odds on Chrome are a lot higher, and my odds on Ride On Curlin and General A Rod are significantly lower. I like Ride On Curlin in the head-to-heads. It seems odd to me that he's the 2nd fav in the future line, yet a dog in most of the head-to-heads. That would make sense if he was a speed horse that would likely collapse if he couldn't carry his speed. But Ride On Curlin has shown good staying strength in the Derby and Preakness, so I expect him to be among the leaders at the end of the race. And that makes him the kind of horse you want to have in a match-up. --Dunbar

Won some bets with Ride On Curling last race and looks like will have some action again. Seeing price like +160 vs Wicked Strong, +124 vs Medal Count and +140 vs Tonalist. Since several in the field will be overlays to win (trust Dunbars line vs any you might find), might take a couple of them to win or in some type of prop. Will have to just ride out my NO TC bet. No way of saving that one or hedging off at the now bad price. The Ride On Curlin prices are very strange. Shorter odds to win the race but a dog vs others with longer odds. What am I missing?

Took a prop bet @ Wm Hill WPS Saddlecloth ## Under 16.5 GL