Our Belmont Park Race 3 picks
- The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Jose Lezcano has won 11 of 104 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Linda Rice is 13-for-74 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
- By Unified out of Kacy Lauren.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Javier Castellano has won 12 of 75 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Michelle Nevin is 4-for-19 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 32% of the time.
- By Central Banker out of Lizzy's Fun.
- A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Samuel Marin has won 13 of 93 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Dennis Lalman.
- By Keen Ice out of Awesome Legs.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Dia Por Dia (5-2) missed the board.
- Value play: Starship Lizzy (15-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Icy Legs (12-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 3 field
Dia Por Dia is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Furry Fox next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Ishkabibble, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 20% wins from 157 mounts.
Forecast: chance rain, high of 71°F.
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