NY.bet picks for Race 2 at Belmont Park
- The 1-9 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Jose Ortiz has won 5 of 12 rides (42%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Mark Casse is 7-for-43 (16%) in New York, with horses in the money 40% of the time.
- By Medaglia d'Oro out of Tiffany Case.
- At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Christopher Elliott has won 11 of 133 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Antonio Arriaga is 1-for-31 (3%) in New York, with horses in the money 19% of the time.
- By Bustin Stones out of Repreive.
- A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 171 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Juan Guerrero.
- By Not This Time out of Del Mar May.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Nitrogen (1-9) won, paying $2.10 to win.
- Value play: Lika Rolling Stone (30-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Boutwell Time (12-1) finished third.
Breaking down the Race 2 field
Nitrogen is the 1-9 morning-line favorite, with Lost Horizon next at 5-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Lika Rolling Stone, so the board has real depth.
Chad Brown sends out 2 runners (Donor Advised and Lost Horizon), 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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