Good luck making money on this one…

According to The Online Wire, The Belmont Stakes are currently giving Kentucky Derby Champ Mine That Bird 6/5 odds as the favorite to win the last leg of the Triple Crown. Not exactly a long shot herself, Preakness champ Rachel Alexandra is next up at 5/2.

Some of the other’s getting consideration from the handicappers include Dunkirk – 4/1, the highly touted Charitable Man – 9/2, and the R&B sensation Chocolate Candy – 14/1.

Last year, Triple Crown Contender Big Brown hit the gate at Belmont Park as a 4/1 favorite before laying a huge egg, finishing dead last, and costing me $80 bucks crushing my dreams . Mine That Bird won’t get to this level of lopsided, but with Rachel Alexandra’s cachet continuing to slip due to the uncertainty that she’ll even race it wouldn’t surprise me if MTB entered next week’s race with an overwhelming amount of hype to live up to.


Da’Tara loyalists love Luv Gov at 40-1.