2012 Possible Belmont Stakes Starters

Despite winning the Santa Anita Derby on April 7 and the Kentucky Derby on May 5, I’ll Have Another was once again not favored to win on Saturday at the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland, but did so in dramatic fashion, running down favored Bodemeister to win by a neck and thus set the stage for a Triple Crown bid on Saturday, June 9 at Belmont Park in New York.


                            2012 Possible Belmont Stakes Starters


                          

Alpha K. McLaughlin R. Dominguez                     Kentucky Derby, 12th

Atigun K. McPeek                                              Churchill allowance, 1st

Dullahan D. Romans J. Castellano                        Kentucky Derby, 3rd

Five Sixteen D. Schettino                                     Aqueduct allowance, 4th

Guyana Star Dweej D. Shivmangal                       Belmont OC/allowance, 2nd

I'll Have Another D. O'Neill M. Gutierrez             Preakness, 1st

Optimizer D. Lukas C. Nakatani                         Preakness, 6th

Paynter B. Baffert M. Smith Pimlico                    allowance, 1st

Rousing Sermon J. Hollendorfer                          Kentucky Derby, 8th

Stealcase M. Casse S. Bridgmohan                     Derby Trial, 3rd

Street Life C. Brown J. Lezcano                         Peter Pan, 3rd

Union Rags M. Matz undecided                         Kentucky Derby, 7th

Unstoppable U K. McPeek J. Alvarado             Belmont allowance, 1st