Animal Kingdom opened as the favorite in the 2011 Belmont Stakes, and has been the favorite throughout the week. The current Belmont Stakes odds, though, have other horses closing on the Kentucky Derby winner.
Current Belmont Stakes Odds: Nehro, Master Of Hounds Closing On Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom remains a 5-2 favorite to win the Belmont, but Nehro has closed from 5-1 to 7-2, and Master of Hounds has moved from 5-1 to 4-1. Even Preakness winner Shackleford, considered a long shot for most of the week, has had his odds drop, from 16-1 to 10-1.
Here are the current Belmont odds at around noon on Saturday after the early betting in New York.
1. Master of Hounds, 4-1
2. Stay Thirsty, 17-1
3. Ruler On Ice, 35-1
4. Santiva, 13-1
5. Brilliant Speed, 9-1
6. Nehro, 7-2
7. Monzon, 31-1
8. Prime Cut, 22-1
9. Animal Kingdom, 5-2
10. Mucho Macho Man, 7-1
11. Isn’t He Perfect, 34-1
12. Shackleford, 10-1
Look back on our 2011 Preakness StoryStream to get up to speed To look back at the Derby, check out SB Nation’s 2011 Kentucky Derby StoryStream. Also, our horse racing blog And Down The Stretch They Come has two must-read resources for Belmont fans: A Beginner’s Guide To Following Horse Racing and a glossary of horse racing terms.
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