Who we like in Belmont Park Race 1
- The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Flavien Prat has won 24 of 94 rides (26%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Brown is 24-for-93 (26%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
- By Life Is Good out of Coach Rocks.
- At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Manuel Franco has won 32 of 157 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Charlton Baker is 4-for-33 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 45% of the time.
- By Liam's Map out of Stylish Rags.
- A 30-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Christopher Elliott has won 4 of 77 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Antonio Arriaga is 0-for-25 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 20% of the time.
- By Enticed out of Santa Trinita.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Harumi (2-1) missed the board.
- Value play: Rags to Roses (12-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: So Angelina (30-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 1 field
Harumi is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Mysticious next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on So Angelina, so the board has real depth.
Chad Brown sends out 2 runners (Harumi and Beauty Truth Good), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Jose Ortiz has the best New York strike rate in our records: 42% wins from 12 mounts.
Forecast: rain, high of 64°F.
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