Belmont Stakes 2013 Payouts: Breaking Down How Favorites Fared in New York

Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow were widely respected headed into the 2013 Belmont Stakes, but neither one of them ultimately won at Belmont Park.

But while they placed, the same couldn't be said about some other favorites. 

Here's a look at the payouts for the 2013 Belmont Stakes, complete with analysis of the favorites coming into the historic race.

*Payouts via TheTripleCrown.com

Finish	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Earnings
1	12	Palace Malice	Mike Smith	Todd Pletcher	$600,000
2	7	Oxbow	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	$200,000
3	5	Orb	Joel Rosario	ShugMcGaughey	$110,000
4	6	Incognito	Irad Ortiz Jr.	KiaranMcLaughlin	$60,000
5	9	Revolutionary	JavierCastellano	Todd Pletcher	$30,000
6	13	Unlimited Budget	RosieNapravnik	Todd Pletcher
7	3	Overanalyze	JohhVelazquez	Todd Pletcher
8	11	Vyjack	JulienLeparoux	RudyRodriguez
9	14	Golden Soul	RobbyAlbarado	Dallas Stewart
10	10	Will Take Charge	Jon Court	D. Wayne Lukas
11	4	Giant Finish	Edgar Prado	AnthonyDutrow
12	8	Midnight Taboo	Garrett Gomez	Todd Pletcher
13	2	Freedom Child	Luis Saez	TomAlbertrani
14	1	Frac Daddy	Alan Garcia	Ken McPeek

Orb 

2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb had 3-1 odds at Belmont Park, but ended up finishing third behind Palace Malice and Oxbow.

Through a mile, Orb wasn't in the top four, but the horse turned it on down the stretch. Still, Orb ultimately wasn't able to catch Palace Malice or Oxbow, who both finished well.

After winning four straight races to start 2013 (including two Grade 1 races), Orb has finished fourth at the Preakness Stakes and third at the Belmont Stakes. The horse has been in contention in his last two races, but hasn't been able to push past the competition for the win.

Revolutionary 

Revolutionary came into the 2013 Belmont Stakes with very good odds, listed at 9-to-2. But the horse ultimately disappointed, finishing fifth. 

Right after three-quarters of a mile, Revolutionary was in fourth place. The horse pushed into third place before 1 1/4 miles, where he was overtaken by Orb. He faded down the stretch to fifth place.

Revolutionary won his first two starts of 2013, then finished third at the Kentucky Derby and fifth at the Belmont Stakes.

Oxbow

Oxbow started well, finding himself in second place behind Frac Daddy through half a mile. At three-quarters of a mile, Oxbow had the lead.

Freedom Child quickly took control, leading for about one-quarter of a mile, but Oxbow was back in the lead by a nose right after the one-mile marker. But through another quarter of a mile, Oxbow had ceded the lead to Palace Malice. 

That is where the race would remain, as Palace Malice cruised down the stretch for the victory. 

After placing sixth at the Kentucky Derby, Oxbow ended up winning the Preakness Stakes and placing second at the Belmont Stakes. Not bad, not bad at all.