2009 Belmont Stakes Post Positions Drawn
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The last leg of the Triple Crown goes down this weekend – yes, the 141st running of the Belmont Stakes is upon us and the post positions have been drawn!
The post positions for the 2009 Belmont Stakes are: 1. Chocolate Candy; 2. Dunkirk; 3. Mr. Hot Stuff; 4. Summer Bird; 5. Luv Gov; 6. Charitable Man; 7. Mine That Bird; 8. Flying Private; 9. Miner’s Escape; 10. Brave Victory.
The 2009 Belmont Stakes goes down Saturday, June 6 at 6:30 p.m. ET at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Be sure to get your Belmont Stakes odds in the Bodog Racebook to make the race as exciting as possible! As we previously reported, favorite to win Mine That Bird will be ridden by Calvin Borel, the jockey who helped earn him the Kentucky Derby win – and also won aboard Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness Stakes.




How are post positions determined for the Belmont race?