Smarty Jones is 2/3 of the way to becoming the 12th Triple Crown winner, but he still has to conquer the 1 1/2 miles of the Belmont stakes. He could face as many as nine competitors on June 2nd as more shooters come out of the woodwork to challenge him. Here is the latest list of probable starters for the Belmont, but expect it to change over the next two weeks, so keep checking back to see what's going on. Entries will be taken and post positions selected on June 2nd.
The Peter Pan at Belmont on Saturday, May 22nd, was supposed to be a prep for the Belmont, but it wound up more like an elimination as not a single horse from that race is planning to go on to the Belmont. This means the field will probably stay small, with only 7 or 8 horses, barring any last minute changes of heart. Smarty Jones is scaring off a lot of the competition!
Triple Crown quick links:
- Analyzing the Belmont Contenders - trying to pick a winner
- Preakness Results - Smarty Jones wins again!
- Kentucky Derby Results - Smarty Jones wins!
- Free Belmont Past Performances - from DRF
- Free Belmont Past Performances - from Blood Horse and BRIS
- Belmont Weather - several forecasts for New York.
- Triple Crown Trail results for all the preps
- Belmont Stakes Official Site - lots of news
- Blood Horse Triple Crown Mania
- DRF Belmont Special
- Thoroughbred Times Triple Crown special
- Triple Crown Trivia Quiz - test your knowledge of the Derby, Preakness, and Belmont and compete with others.
- Triple Crown Index - the master list with even more info
Scroll down for the list of contenders.
| Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
| Birdstone | Nick Zito | Edgar Prado |
| Caiman | Angel Medina | ? |
| Eddington | Mark Hennig | Jerry Bailey |
| Master David | Bobby Frankel | Alex Solis |
| Mustanfar | Kiaran McLaughlin | Richard Migliore |
| Purge | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez |
| Rock Hard Ten | Jason Orman | Alex Solis |
| Royal Assault | Nick Zito | Pat Day |
| Smarty Jones | John Servis | Stewart Elliott |
| Tap Dancer | Kathleen O'Connell | Javier Castellano |
| OUT OF THE RACE | ||
| Castledale | Jeff Mullins | Jose Valdivia |
| Friends Lake | John Kimmel | Richard Migliore |
| Sinister G | John Toscano | Paul Toscano |
| Swingforthefences | Richard Violette Jr. | Sean Bridgmohan |
| Tapit | Michael Dickinson | Ramon Dominguez |
| The Cliff's Edge | Nick Zito | Shane Sellers |
