HRN Belmont Stakes Picks

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The Horse Racing Nation team released their 1-2-3 picks for the 2011 Belmont Stakes.  The consensus selection was: 

1st  Animal Kingdom
2nd Master of Hounds 

3rd  Santiva

The first place selections were in favor of the Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who got 7 selections for win.  Master of Hounds and Santiva were selected three times each, two handicappers selected Mucho Macho Man, and Adam Hickman was the lone gun to select Preakness winner Shackleford.   

Horse Racing Nation - Belmont Picks
                                                                
Name   Winner 2nd 3rd  
Don August
(Bay Area Backstretch)		 Animal Kingdom Master of Hounds Shackleford
Brian Appleton
(Distaff Runner)		 Mucho Macho Man Master of Hounds Nehro
Angie D'Amico
(Race Talk Girl Next Door)		 Master of Hounds Nehro Animal Kingdom
Joe DaPaolo
(Fast Times at Belmont Park)		 Mucho Macho Man Animal Kingdom Master of Hounds
Marc Doche
(SoCal Scoop)		 Animal Kingdom Nehro Prime Cut
Bill Downes
(Tournament Tracker)		 Master of Hounds Master of Hounds Master of Hounds
Adam Hickman
(Thoroughly Woodbine)		 Shackleford Brilliant Speed Animal Kingdom
Jarrod Horak
(Horse Racing Nation)		 Santiva Animal Kingdom Stay Thirsty
Eric Kords
(12th Crown)		 Nehro Master of Hounds Animal Kingdom
Mark Midland
(Horse Racing Nation)		 Animal Kingdom Master of Hounds Santiva
Melaina Phipps
(Around The Oval)		 Animal Kingdom Master of Hounds Shackleford
Mary Schweitzer
(Across The Pond)		 Master of Hounds Animal Kingdom Brilliant Speed
Matt Shifman
(Racing at the Jersey Shore)		 Animal Kingdom Santiva Master of Hounds
Mike Shutty
(HRN/Super Screener)		 Santiva Master of Hounds Animal Kingdom
Chris Sorensen
(Chicago Dark Horse)		 Animal Kingdom Nehro Prime Cut
Travis Stone
(Horse Racing Nation)		 Animal Kingdom Santiva Mucho Macho Man
Brian Zipse
(HRN/Zipse At The Track)		 Santiva Animal Kingdom Master of Hounds

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