Odds on Big Brown for the Belmont Stakes
June 10, 2008
We are going to update you with current Big Brown odds to win the 2008 Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 7th in New York. At Bodoglife, odds makers have listed Big Brown as a 1/3 favorite to win the race in Belmont. This just goes to show you the praise that odds makers have for this horse. There hasn’t been a Triple Crown winner in 30 years, yet odds makers can’t help but list Big Brown as a hefty favorite with what they have seen so far. Big Brown cruised to victories in his most recent starts with wins at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. It’s astounding when you look at the margin of victory this horse wins by every time he hits the track.
Big Brown won his debut at the Saratoga Grass by 11 ¼ lengths and followed up that victory with a 12 ¾ throttling of the field at the allowance in Gulfstream Park on March 5th. A stunning victory at the Florida Derby from the No. 12 post showed that his horse was for real. To this point, he has marched through the Derby and Preakness with little resistance, and only the 12 furlongs of the Belmont (gr. I) stands between him and a place in racing history. His jockey in Kent Desormeaux admittedly let Big Brown off the hook down the stretch at the Preakness, not trying to overdo the horse. What’s scary is the that Big Brown has yet to show his full potential. It’s hard to say that considering he has 5 wins in 5 career starts, but the truth is the truth. That leaves the Belmont for Big Brown to lay it all on the line.
There are more Big Brown odds to be wagered on at the 2008 Belmont Stakes. Prop bets such as whether or not Big Brown will win the Triple Crown are readily available for your wagering. Big Brown is a -300 favorite to win the Triple Crown, but a +220 underdog to fall short. A bet on Big Brown not to win at +220 will win you $220 on a $100 wager. That means if any other of the 9 horses in the Belmont Field win, you will be a very wealthy man/woman by race’s end.
Big Brown odds also include what will his margin of victory be at the 2008 Belmont Stakes. 1-5 lengths is a 2/9 favorite, followed by 6-10 lengths at 3/1. For all of you that think Big Brown is the “God” of horse racing, you can take a chance at this Triple Crown favorite to win by more than 10 lengths with tempting 14/1 odds to win by this margin.
The team at Info Plays advises you to throw in Big Brown with all of your horse bets this weekend. By leaving Big Brown out of your wagers, you can count on losing every Quinella, Exacta and Trifecta wager you make. There is no doubt Big Brown will finish in the Top-2 of the 2008 Belmont Stakes, with Casino Drive the only other real challenger in this 10-horse field.