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ELMONT, N. Terrell Suggs Jersey .Y. -- Canadian-owned Ill Have Another will go for the Triple Crown from post No. 11 in the 12-horse Belmont Stakes field Saturday. J. Paul Reddams horse has been installed as the 4-5 morning-line favourite, the first time in his eight-race career that he has held top spot in the odds. Team Reddam was happy with Wednesdays draw at Belmont Park. "Being in the 11 hole, were able to kind of see how the pace sets up," trainer Doug ONeill said. "If theyre crawling, well be hopefully leading the crawl. And if theyre flying, well be sitting in behind the horse flying." Ill Have Another started in the No. 19 spot in the 20-horse Kentucky Derby and No. 9 in the 11-horse Preakness. Ill Have Another is bidding to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. Since then, 11 horses have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness only to stumble over the 1.5 miles of Belmont dirt. Even rivals are talking up the Canadian-owned entrys chances of becoming the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown. "Several good horses in here but obviously Ill Have Anothers the horse to beat, hes for real," said Chad Brown, trainer of Street Life. "A horse is going to have to run the race of his life to beat him." New York Racing Association analyst Andy Serling says the lightly raced Ill Have Another has a shot to do more than just join the exclusive Triple Crown club. "He has a chance to really be a horse that theyll say in history he was a very deserving Triple Crown winner," he said. As for the draw, Serling said it was essentially benign for all concerned. "Ill Have Another drew extremely well, getting towards the outside," he said. "I think his (teams) biggest worry was he would have been inside and become a bit of a target. "Getting the outside post had to be a great relief to them. I dont think anybody was particularly compromised." The horses in post-position order with morning-line odds are Street Life (12-1), Unstoppable U (30-1), Union Rags (6-1), Atigun (30-1), Dullahan (5-1), Ravelos Boy (50-1), Five Sixteen (50-1), Guyana Star Dweej (50-1), Paynter (8-1), Optimizer (20-1), Ill Have Another (4-5), My Adonis (20-1). Ill Have Another was moved to the so-called Belmont detention barn Wednesday, joining other horses in the field in a secure setting where feed and other variables can be monitored to ensure an even playing field. ONeill said his horse was feeling good. "Hes doing great," he said. "Hes continued to gallop good, his energys been good, his appetites been strong. Hes handled this whole journey as good as you can possibly ask for. "He hasnt lost a bit of his flesh at all. His coat continues to shine and look great. We couldnt ask for him to be coming into this any better." Ill Have Another pegged back favoured Bodemeister in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, prompting owner Ahmed Zayat to sit Bodemeister out this time and instead send Paynter to the starting line. "Our colt ran his heart out in the Derby, he ran a spectacular, unbelievable Derby," said Zayat. "We have an incredible horse in Ill Have Another. Hes a true champ, hes a really, really nice horse ... We were just beaten by a better horse fair and square." Bought by Reddam of Windsor, Ont., for US$35,000 as a two-year-old, Ill Have Another has won five of seven career starts and earned $2,693,660. He will be ridden again Saturday by Mexican jockey Mario Gutierrez, who calls Vancouver a second home after racing there. Ill Have Another drew praise from other rivals Wednesday. "I dont think Ill Have Another, as much attention as hes gotten, has really gotten his full due yet," said Jerry Crawford, owner of second-choice Dullahan. "And the reason is that Ahmed Zayats horse Bodemeister has just been spectacular in both races and yet Ill Have Another has found a way to beat him in both races. "Ahmed and I talked with Paul (Reddam) earlier today and said to him that were going to do everything we can to keep him from being a Triple Crown winner. But after what hes already done, and if he gets it down here Saturday, hell not only be a worthy Triple Crown winner, he will have exceeded all possible expectations." Ill Have Another went off in the Derby 15-1 while runner-up Bodemeister went off as the 4-1 favourite. Ill Have Another was second choice at 3-1 in the Preakness behind 8-5 favourite Bodemeister, who finished second again. Serling said there are just two ways that Ill Have Another loses Saturday. "One is he just doesnt show up. Now I see no indication that should be the case but obviously its horse racing and that could happen," said Serling. 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