Who we like in Belmont Park Race 6
- The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 21 of 154 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Mertkan Kantarmaci is 3-for-19 (16%) in New York, with horses in the money 42% of the time.
- By English Channel out of Let It Snow.
- At 50-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Heman Harkie has won 1 of 10 rides (10%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Michael Simmonds.
- By Distorted Humor out of Applauding.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Reylu Gutierrez has won 11 of 60 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Gregory Charlerie.
- By Bolt d'Oro out of Venkat.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Polar Bear Plunge (5-2) missed the board.
- Value play: Laughing Boy (50-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Screaming Uncle (15-1) finished third.
Belmont Park Race 6 analysis: pace, price and connections
Polar Bear Plunge is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Pineapple Man next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 50-1 on Laughing Boy, 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: rain likely, high of 71°F.
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