2009 Belmont Stakes

American horse race 141st Belmont Stakes Belmont Stakes "The Test of the Champion" 1+1/2 mi furlong m 0 on Dirt Belmont ParkElmont, New York, U.S. June 6, 2009 11.90 (to 1) Summer Bird Kent Desormeaux Tim Ice Kalarikkal K. & Vilasini D. Jayaraman Fast 2:27.54 2008 2010 The 2009 Belmont Stakes was the 141st running of the Belmont Stakes. The race took place on June 6, 2009,http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/Stakes/Belmont.shtml New York Racing Association - Belmont Park 2012-08-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121008163952/http://nyra.com/Belmont/Stakes/Belmont.shtml 2012-10-08 and was televised on ABC and ESPN360. The value of the race was $1,000,000 in stakes.http://www.dynamicwebspace.com/10MB/duke_andy/Belmont_result.pdf Official Chart of 2009 Belmont Stakes 2009-06-06 2009-06-06 Equibase dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161010004627/http://www.dynamicwebspace.com/10MB/duke_andy/Belmont_result.pdf October 10, 2016 Post time was 6:19 p.m. EST. As the final jewel in the Triple Crown, this year's event was run without the elusive championship at stake as 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird was defeated in the Preakness. The attendance at Belmont Park was 52,861.https://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news;_ylt=ArH2ae6NqDhTOw6IcfNT2VY5nYcB?slug=txbelmontstakes&prov=st&type=lgns It’s a bird who wins Belmont _ Summer Bird! 2009-06-06 2009-06-26 Rosenblatt Richard Associated Press Summer Bird closed stoutly in the stretch and was victorious over Dunkirk and Mine That Bird, who battled on for the minor placings. Pre-race announcements After winning the Preakness, connections of winner Rachel Alexandra were not committed to the race.https://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news;_ylt=AlMFmtje8sI.RPdR9uXX9oI5nYcB?slug=ap-belmont-rachelalexandra&prov=ap&type=lgns Rachel Alexandra works out; no word on Belmont 2009-05-25 2009-05-25 Associated Press With a week before the race they decided not to enter the filly.http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2009/May/29/Rachel-Alexandra-out-of-Belmont-Stakes.aspx Rachel Alexandra out of Belmont Stakes 2009-05-30 2009-05-30 Bailey Steve Thoroughbred Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090601091108/http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2009/May/29/Rachel-Alexandra-out-of-Belmont-Stakes.aspx 2009-06-01 live Among the possible challengers to Mine That Bird are Summer Bird, who shares the same sire—Birdstone, and Chocolate Candy, Dunkirk, Flying Private, Brave Victory, Charitable Man, Luv Gov, Miner’s Escape, Mr. Hot Stuff and Nowhere To Hide.https://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news;_ylt=AiBGm9JwcK8VoVEtplc6EJE5nYcB?slug=ap-belmont-rachelalexandra&prov=ap&type=lgns Preakness champ Rachel Alexandra won’t run Belmont 2009-05-30 2009-05-30 McMurray Jeffrey Associated Press Results Results Post Horse Stakes Win 4Summer Bird$600,000 Place 2Dunkirk$200,000 Show 7Mine That Bird$100,000 Fourth 6Charitable Man$50,000 Fifth 5Luv Gov$30,000 Margins – 2¾ lengths, Neck Time – 2:27.54 Track – Fast All other runners received $4,000 in stakes There was an inquiry filed by Charitable Man’s jockey Alan Garcia against Dunkirk for interference, but it was disallowed by the racing stewards Payout $2 prices: Post Horse Win Place Show4Summer Bird$25.40$9.30$4.702Dunkirk$5.40$3.607Mine That Bird$2.60 $1 Exacta (4-2): $121.00 $1 Trifecta (4-2-7): $295.00 $1 Superfecta (4-2-7-6): $852.00 The Field The draw for The Belmont Stakes was done on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2009/June/03/Belmont-Stakes-field.aspx Mine That Bird leads ten-horse Belmont field Angst Frank 2009-06-03 2009-06-03 Thoroughbred Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090607074646/http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2009/June/03/Belmont-Stakes-field.aspx 7 June 2009 live Mine That Bird was made the morning line 2-1 favorite and tried to become the 61st favorite to win and the first since Afleet Alex in 2005. PostHorse nameTrainerJockeyOpening OddsStarting OddsFinishing Pos.1Chocolate CandyJerry HollendorferGarrett Gomez10-19.5092DunkirkTodd PletcherJohn Velazquez4-14.6023Mr. Hot StuffEoin HartyEdgar Prado15-122.6084Summer BirdTim IceKent Desormeaux12-111.9015Luv GovD. Wayne LukasMiguel Mena20-122.4056Charitable ManKiaran McLaughlinAlan Garcia3-14.6047Mine That BirdBennie L. Woolley, Jr.Calvin Borel2-11.2538Flying PrivateD. Wayne LukasJulien Leparoux12-117.3069Miner's EscapeNick ZitoJose Lezcano15-122.001010Brave VictoryNick ZitoRajiv Maragh15-127.507 Performance Winner Summer Bird never ran as a 2YO First graded stakes victory for winning trainer Tim Icehttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2009/June/06/Summer-Bird-soars-to-Belmont-upset.aspx Summer Bird soars to Belmont upset 2009-06-06 2009-06-06 Bailey Steve Thoroughbred Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090609005916/http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2009/June/06/Summer-Bird-soars-to-Belmont-upset.aspx 2009-06-09 live Attendance at Belmont Park dropped 44% from 2008 due to no Triple Crown contenderhttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2009/June/06/Belmont-attendance-handle-dip-with-no-Triple-Crown-on-the-line.aspx Belmont Stakes attendance, handle dip 2009-06-07 2009-06-06 Thoroughbred Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090610145516/http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2009/June/06/Belmont-attendance-handle-dip-with-no-Triple-Crown-on-the-line.aspx 2009-06-10 live Second placed Dunkirk sustained a non-displaced condylar fracture of the left hind cannon bone.http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2009/June/09/Dunkirk-sidelined-with-condylar-fracture.aspx Dunkirk sidelined with condylar fracture 2009-06-09 2009-06-09 Thoroughbred Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090611112413/http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2009/June/09/Dunkirk-sidelined-with-condylar-fracture.aspx 2009-06-11 live References External links Belmont Homepage 2009 Belmont Stakes Category:2009 in American sports Category:2009 in sports in New York (state)