2005 BELMONT STAKES: WHO WILL WIN THE LAST LEG?

The 2005 Belmont Stakes, which will be held on June 11 in the city that never sleeps, New York City, is on its way to conclude this year's race for the Triple Crown.

As of press time, the 2005 Preakness Stakes is still revving up its engine for the coming horse war on the 21st of May. The question still remains: Can Giacomo win the 130th Preakness Stakes and go for the Triple Crown title in Belmont? Or will a new horse contender step-up and stop Giacomo on his tracks? Who will win the Belmont Stakes, the oldest horse war from the three-race series, and end this year's Triple Crown race on a high note?

All these questions would have to wait.

For the meantime, we can take a look at some of the best horse contenders in the country that just might probably be tapped to lock horns against each other when the 2005 Belmont Stakes kick off in June.

Giacomo, if he wins the Preakness Stakes, will surely be ready to go for broke at the Belmont Stakes and bid for this year's Triple Crown title. The Triple Crown can might as well be horse racing's Holy Grail.

In 125 years of horse racing's three-race series wars, only eleven Thoroughbreds have captured horse racing's proverbial Holy Grail. At the Belmont Stakes, depending on Giacomo's finish at Preakness, the said colt would have a chance to be no.12 of horse racing's Triple Crown winners.

Bellamy Road, the favorite to win the recently held Kentucky Derby only to finish in an unlucky 7th, is rumored to miss the upcoming Preakness Stakes. Bellamy Road is still a strong contender and if he becomes ready before June, we would certainly see the colt galloping in New York for the Belmont Stakes.

Aside from the said contenders, there are also three newcomers that could join in the fray for the Belmont Stakes, depending on their performance at the upcoming Preakness wars. Hal's Image, a winner of the Unbridled Stakes, Scrappy T, a winner of the Withers and Tesio Stakes winner, Malibu Moonshine.

We all saw it at the 2005 Kentucky Derby, virtual unknowns are favorites and favorites become virtual unknowns once the horse war is over. At the 2005 Belmont Stakes, we could see this little theory be proven again or see it destroyed by Giacomo. Whatever happens, only one thing is certain, only one horse will emerge victorious and the rest of the pack will go home as losers.

For more sports betting odds, visit Sports Betting Tips & Game Handicapping Picks.

In celebration of the 2005 Preakness Stakes, you can click on 2005 Preakness Betting Odds and 2005 Preakness Betting Picks for my coverage of the latest horse war this year.

You can also check out http://horseswild.com/, a site packed with horse racing picks and betting tips. With 10 handicappers on board, this is the ultimate site for horse bettors and bookies alike.