Belmont Stakes 2011 Payouts: Ruler On Ice Pays Handsomely With Unpredictable Win

Just two years ago, Ruler on Ice was purchased for $100,000 and on Saturday at Belmont Park, he not only payed dividends, earning $600,000 for his Belmont Stakes win, but also payed well to bettors with the foresight to step out on a limb and wager on the 24-1 long-shot. Ruler On Ice survived charges from Animal Kingdom, Stay Thirst and Brilliant Speed down the stretch, nipping the field by a slim margin.

At 24-1, Ruler on Ice was an afterthought, and wasn't even considered among the year's top three-year-olds. It all meant the betting windows at the track were doling out large amounts for winning tickets, headlined by Ruler on Ice's $51.50 payout to win, $26.00 to place and $13.60 to show.

Below are the payouts for Ruler on Ice, Stay Thirsty and Brilliant Speed, as well as the Exacta and Trifecta Bets. Thanks to a group with long-odds crashing to win, place and show spots, the payout was humongous, and a few lucky souls likely reaped the benefits.

#3 Ruler on Ice 51.50 26.00 13.60
#2 Stay Thirsty 19.40 10.80
#5 Brilliant Speed 7.90

$1 Exacta $464.00
$2 Daily Double $994.00
.10 cent Super $3702.00
$1 Trifecta 3-2-5 $4134.00

Look back on our 2011 Preakness StoryStream to get up to speed To look back at the Derby, check out SB Nation's 2011 Kentucky Derby StoryStream. Also, our horse racing blog And Down The Stretch They Come has two must-read resources for Belmont fans: A Beginner's Guide To Following Horse Racing and a glossary of horse racing terms.