2011 Belmont Stakes
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The 2011 Belmont Stakes was the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes
and was won by Ruler on Ice
. The race was run on June 11, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC
television network
. The post time was EDT ( UTC). As in the previous year, the Belmont (the final jewel in the Triple Crown
) will be run without the elusive championship at stake as 2011 Kentucky Derby
winner Animal Kingdom
lost in the Preakness
.
Favorite Animal Kingdom lost his footing at the start and could only muster sixth; Ruler On Ice, with jockey Jose Valdivia Jr., sprinted to the finish ahead of Stay Thirsty.
both competed in the race, which was the first clash at the Belmont between winners of the first two classics since Afleet Alex
scored over Giacomo in 2005.
Animal Kingdom attempted to become the 12th horse to complete a Derby-Belmont double, last accomplished by Thunder Gulch
in 1995. Animal Kingdom suffered from a bad start and clipped heels with another horse (not identified by his jockey) and was the last horse for the first quarter of the race, but was able to recover and finished in 6th place. Shackleford finished in 5th place after leading for most of the race before the final stretch.
Other starters were Kentucky Derby second place finisher Nehro and Mucho Macho Man, 3rd in the Derby and 6th in the Preakness. Other Derby contenders Master of Hounds (5th) and Santiva (6th) also ran.
was installed as the 2–1 early line favorite.
For the first time, the first seven finishers from the Derby ran in the Belmont.
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
and was won by Ruler on Ice
Ruler on Ice
Ruler on Ice is a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2011 Belmont Stakes. Ruler on Ice was bred and foaled in Kentucky by Brandywine Farm in partnership with Liberation Farm on April 2, 2008. He is a chestnut gelding sired by Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Roman Ruler out of the Saratoga Six-bred mare,...
. The race was run on June 11, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
. The post time was EDT ( UTC). As in the previous year, the Belmont (the final jewel in the Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
) will be run without the elusive championship at stake as 2011 Kentucky Derby
2011 Kentucky Derby
The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7. The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, trained by H. Graham Motion and owned by Team Valor....
winner Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom (horse)
Animal Kingdom by the Brazilian-bred Leroidesanimaux out of the German mare Dalicia is a Thoroughbred race horse, notable for winning the 137th Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 7, 2011 before a record crowd of 164,858...
lost in the Preakness
2011 Preakness Stakes
The 2011 Preakness Stakes was the 136th running of the Preakness Stakes and was won by Shackleford. The race took place on May 21, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was EDT . The race was the 12th race on a card of 13 races...
.
Favorite Animal Kingdom lost his footing at the start and could only muster sixth; Ruler On Ice, with jockey Jose Valdivia Jr., sprinted to the finish ahead of Stay Thirsty.
Race
Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Preakness winner ShacklefordShackleford (horse)
Shackleford is a chestnut Thoroughbred race horse who won the 2011 Preakness Stakes. His pedigree traces to major sires of significance, including his grandsire Storm Cat and his damsire Unbridled as well as numerous fourth generation who were champion breeders...
both competed in the race, which was the first clash at the Belmont between winners of the first two classics since Afleet Alex
Afleet Alex
Afleet Alex is an American thoroughbred race horse who, in 2005, won two of America's classic races, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes...
scored over Giacomo in 2005.
Animal Kingdom attempted to become the 12th horse to complete a Derby-Belmont double, last accomplished by Thunder Gulch
Thunder Gulch
Thunder Gulch is a Champion American thoroughbred racehorse who left the starting gate at 25-1 odds in 1995 and went on to win the Kentucky Derby in 2:01.2 from post 16. He was ridden by jockey Gary Stevens. D...
in 1995. Animal Kingdom suffered from a bad start and clipped heels with another horse (not identified by his jockey) and was the last horse for the first quarter of the race, but was able to recover and finished in 6th place. Shackleford finished in 5th place after leading for most of the race before the final stretch.
Other starters were Kentucky Derby second place finisher Nehro and Mucho Macho Man, 3rd in the Derby and 6th in the Preakness. Other Derby contenders Master of Hounds (5th) and Santiva (6th) also ran.
Field
Kentucky Derby winner Animal KingdomAnimal Kingdom (horse)
Animal Kingdom by the Brazilian-bred Leroidesanimaux out of the German mare Dalicia is a Thoroughbred race horse, notable for winning the 137th Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 7, 2011 before a record crowd of 164,858...
was installed as the 2–1 early line favorite.
For the first time, the first seven finishers from the Derby ran in the Belmont.
| Finish | Post | Horse name | Trainer | Jockey | Opening odds (to 1) | Final odds | Stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ruler on Ice Ruler on Ice Ruler on Ice is a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2011 Belmont Stakes. Ruler on Ice was bred and foaled in Kentucky by Brandywine Farm in partnership with Liberation Farm on April 2, 2008. He is a chestnut gelding sired by Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Roman Ruler out of the Saratoga Six-bred mare,... |
Kelly Breen | Jose Valdivia, Jr. Jose Valdivia, Jr. Jose Valdivia, Jr. is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a top South American jockey, he is the nephew of retired jockey Fernando Toro and trainer, Juan Suarez. He and his family moved to the United States in 1989 and settled in the West Palm Beach, Florida area where his... |
20–1 | 24 | $600,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Stay Thirsty Stay Thirsty Stay Thirsty is an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by the leading stallion Bernardini. Stay Thirsty was bred in Kentucky by John D. Gunther and John Darren Gunther. His dam, Marozia, was sired by Storm Bird... |
Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In... |
20–1 | 15 | $200,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Brilliant Speed | Thomas Albertrani | Joel Rosario Joel Rosario Joel Rosario is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses, Joel Rosario attended jockey school for six months. He obtained his professional license at age fourteen and began riding at Hipódromo V Centenario in Santo Domingo where he earned his... |
15–1 | 10 | $110,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Nehro | Steve Asmussen Steve Asmussen Steven Mark Asmussen is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his parents, Keith and Marilyn "Sis" Asmussen, are both trainers who operate El Primero Training Center off the Mines Road in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas... |
Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park... |
4–1 | 9–2 | $60,000 |
| 5 | 12 | Shackleford Shackleford (horse) Shackleford is a chestnut Thoroughbred race horse who won the 2011 Preakness Stakes. His pedigree traces to major sires of significance, including his grandsire Storm Cat and his damsire Unbridled as well as numerous fourth generation who were champion breeders... |
Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans Dale L. Romans is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.The son of a trainer, Dale Romans is best known for training the winner of the 2011 Preakness, Shackleford.... |
Jesus Castanon Jesus Castanon Jesus Lopez Castanon is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who won the 2011 Preakness Stakes. The son of a horse trainer, two brothers were also jockeys in Mexico. Castanon got his first win at Agua Caliente Racetrack in 1989 and later that year in the United States, won the Torrey... |
9–2 | 10 | $30,000 |
| 6 | 9 | Animal Kingdom Animal Kingdom (horse) Animal Kingdom by the Brazilian-bred Leroidesanimaux out of the German mare Dalicia is a Thoroughbred race horse, notable for winning the 137th Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 7, 2011 before a record crowd of 164,858... |
H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion is an American horse trainer, notable for his work with 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Better Talk Now. Motion started out training and winning with his own Thoroughbred horses at age 29, his first win was with Bounding Daisy in March 1993 at Laurel Park... |
John R. Velazquez | 2–1 | 5–2 | |
| 7 | 10 | Mucho Macho Man | Katherine Ritvo | Ramon Dominguez | 10–1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 4 | Santiva | Eddie Kenneally | Shaun Bridgmohan Shaun Bridgmohan Shaun X. Bridgmohan is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interest in horse racing... |
15–1 | 13 | |
| 9 | 7 | Monzon | Ignacio Correas IV | Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano Jose Lezcano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He rides in New York in the spring, summer and fall and spends the winter in Florida. His big break came in 2008 when he won a Breeders' Cup race.... |
30–1 | 26 | |
| 10 | 1 | Master of Hounds | Aidan O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Aidan Patrick O'Brien is an Irish horse racing trainer. Since 1996, he has been the private trainer at Ballydoyle Stables near Cashel in County Tipperary for John Magnier and his Coolmore Stud associates.... |
Garrett K. Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States... |
10–1 | 5 | |
| 11 | 8 | Prime Cut | Neil Howard | Edgar Prado | 15–1 | 20 | |
| 12 | 11 | Isn't He Perfect | Doodnauth Shivmangal | Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer.... |
30–1 | 28 |
- Margins – ¾ lengthLength (horse racing)A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement that refers to the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet, It is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race...
, 1½ lengthsLength (horse racing)A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement that refers to the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet, It is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race... - Time – 2:30:88
- Track – Sloppy (sealed)
Payout
The Belmont Stakes Payout Schedule| Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
| 3 | Ruler on Ice Ruler on Ice Ruler on Ice is a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2011 Belmont Stakes. Ruler on Ice was bred and foaled in Kentucky by Brandywine Farm in partnership with Liberation Farm on April 2, 2008. He is a chestnut gelding sired by Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Roman Ruler out of the Saratoga Six-bred mare,... |
$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 51.50 |
$26.00 | $13.60 |
| 2 | Stay Thirsty Stay Thirsty Stay Thirsty is an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by the leading stallion Bernardini. Stay Thirsty was bred in Kentucky by John D. Gunther and John Darren Gunther. His dam, Marozia, was sired by Storm Bird... |
- | $19.40 | $10.80 |
| 5 | Brilliant Speed | - | - | $7.90 |
- $2 ExactaParimutuel bettingParimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
: 3-2 paid $928.00 - $1 TrifectaTrifectaIn horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, "perfecta". A trifecta is known as a tiercé in France and Hong Kong and as a tris in Italy.It...
: 3-2-5 paid $8,268.00 - $1 SuperfectaSuperfectaThe superfecta is a type of wager in parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence...
: 3-2-5-6 paid $74,052.00