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Suddenbreakingnews had odds of winning the 2016 Belmont Stakes set at 10-1.
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SuddenBreakingNews won the Grade 3, $500,000 Southwest in February, finished fifth as the favorite in the Grade 2, $900,000 Rebel in March, and shot back with a second place in the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby. He finished 5th at this year’s Kentucky Derby but will be among a few Derby horses that opted out of the Preakness, thus running on fresh legs.
SuddenBreakingNews comes into Saturday’s race with some controversy.
From the well-regarded Paulick Report:
The recent revelation that Belmont Stakes contender Suddenbreakingnews is not a gelding but a ridgling was a surprise to everyone, including his connections. Somewhere along his journey, the horse was recorded as having been castrated, when in fact neither of his testicles had descended into his scrotum. The mistake was discovered when Kentucky officials contacted trainer Donnie Von Hemel following unexpected results of anabolic steroid testing around the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, where Suddenbreakingnews finished fifth.
1. Governor Malibu 12-1 Rosario/Clement
2. Destin 6-1 Castellano/Pletcher
3. Cherry Wine 8-1 Lanerie/Romans
4. Suddenbreakingnews 10-1 Smith/Von Hemel
5. Stradivari 5-1 Velazquez/Pletcher
6. Gettysburg 30-1 Lopez/Asmussen
7. Seeking the Soul 30-1 Geroux/Stewart
8. Forever d'Oro 30-1 Ortiz/Stewart
9. Trojan Nation 30-1 Gryder/Gallagher
10. Lani 20-1 Take/Matsunaga
11. Exaggerator 9-5 Desormeaux/Desormeaux
12. Brody's Cause 20-1 Saez/Romans
13. Creator 10-1 Ortiz Jr./Asmussen
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
