Our Belmont Park Race 8 picks
- The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Junior Alvarado has won 3 of 30 rides (10%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Brad Cox is 6-for-24 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 54% of the time.
- By Bolt d'Oro out of Heart of Destiny.
- At 8-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 21 of 154 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Philip Antonacci is 4-for-16 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
- By Belardo*Ire out of Ashtaneh.
- A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Kendrick Carmouche has won 13 of 108 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Riley Mott.
- By Palace Malice out of Essential Rose.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Destino d'Oro (2-1) finished third.
- Value play: Ashikidah (FR) (8-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Modarosa (12-1) finished second.
How Race 8 sets up
Destino d'Oro is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Dynamic Pricing (IRE) next at 5-2. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.
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.
2 horses have scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.
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