If anyone knows off the top of their head....

[justindew]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

What about Victory Gallop or Touch Gold or Colonial Affair? None were Grade 1 winners prior to the Belmont.

It's fairly obvious you are trying to make a case for Tale of Ekati, so why don't you just present your case for his chance instead of having us back into it for you?

First of all, I don't like Tale of Ekati at all. You're wrong. I like Casino Drive as the most likely horse to upset Big Brown, and I have posted that here a billion times. However, I will probably use TOE on some tickets.

I think I worded my original question poorly, because this thread, as simple as I thought it was, seems to be confusing a lot of people. My fault. Let me try again....

Birdstone: Big-price upset winner of the Belmont. One of two horses in the field with a prior Grade I win (the other being the favorite).

Lemon Drop Kid: Big-price upset winner of the Belmont. One of three horses in the field with a prior Grade I win (the other being the favorite and a filly who had never run against boys).

Empire Maker: Non-favorite winner of the Belmont. One of two horses in the field with a prior Grade I win.

I was asking people if they knew of other similar situations. Yes, I am aware that it is possible to win the Belmont without a prior Grade I win. But I am curious to know if there have been other years where a big favorite was upset by a horse at a price who happened to be the only other Grade I winner in the field. And yes, I considered 2-1 a big price on Empire Maker.