Our Belmont Park Race 1 picks
- The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 45 of 215 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Miguel Clement is 13-for-76 (17%) in New York, with horses in the money 45% of the time.
- By Liam's Map out of Super Surprise.
- At 50-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Christian Maragh has won 1 of 12 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Glenn Thompson.
- By Paynter out of War Queen*Ire.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 166 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Claude McGaughey III is 9-for-30 (30%) in New York, with horses in the money 57% of the time.
- By Too Darn Hot*GB out of Royal Decree.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Stand the Rain (5-2) missed the board.
- Value play: Miss Snaffles (50-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Lisa Joy (GB) (15-1) won, paying $26.72 to win.
Breaking down the Race 1 field
Stand the Rain is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Mary Lois (IRE) next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 50-1 on Miss Snaffles, so the board has real depth.
Miguel Clement sends out 2 runners (Ifweonlyhavelove (FR) and Stand the Rain), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 138 mounts.
Forecast: mostly cloudy, high of 71°F.
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