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Belmont Stakes Media Selections

During the week leading up the Preakness Stakes, HorseRaceInsider.com gathered media selections for the second leg of the Triple Crown. The chart below shows the 1-2-3 selections from various members of the media. HorseRaceInsider.com would like to thank all the writers who contributed their selections. A consensus is shown at the bottom of the chart.

Belmont Stakes Media Selections with Consensus
	Win	Place	Show
John Pricci HorseRaceInsider.com	Hard Spun	Rags to Riches	Curlin
Cary Fotias HorseRaceInsider.com	Hard Spun	Curlin	Rags to Riches
Vic Zast HorseRaceInsider.com	Curlin	Rags to Riches	CP West
Mark Blaudschun Boston Globe	Curlin	imawildandcrazyguy	Rags to Riches
Jody Demling Louisville Courier-Journal	Curlin	Rags to Riches	Hard Spun
Craig Donnelly Philadelphia Inquirer	Rags to Riches	Curlin	Hard Spun
Joe Drape The New York Times	Hard Spun	Curlin	Rags to Riches
Richard Eng Las Vegas Review-Journal	Hard Spun	Rages to Riches	Curlin
Pat Forde ESPN	Curlin	Rages to Riches	imawildandcrazyguy
Bob Mieszerski Los Angeles Times	Curlin	Rags to Riches	Hard Spun
Neil Milbert Chicago Tribune	Rags to Riches	Hard Spun	Curlin
Paul Moran Newsday	Hard Spun	Curlin	Rags to Riches
Richard Rosenblatt Associated Press	CP West	Curlin	Hard Spun
Beverley Smith The Globe and Mail	Curlin	Rags to Riches	imawildandcrazyguy
Hank Wesch San Diego Union Tribune	Curlin	Hard Spun	Rags to Riches
Gary West Fort Worth Star - Telegram	Curlin	Hard Spun	Tiago
Tim Wilkin Albany Times Union	Curlin	Rags to Riches	Hard Spun
Art Wilson Pasadena Star-News	Curlin	Rags to Riches	Tiago
Consensus	Curlin (70)	Hard Spun (42)	Rags to Riches (38)

Consensus: 5 points were awarded for a 'win' selection, 3 points for 'place', and 1 point for 'show'