Who we like in Belmont Park Race 7
- The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Flavien Prat has won 20 of 86 rides (23%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Jorge Abreu is 3-for-21 (14%) in New York, with horses in the money 33% of the time.
- By City of Light out of Assertive Style.
- At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Javier Castellano has won 11 of 71 rides (15%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Anthony Margotta, Jr..
- By Vino Rosso out of Good Credence.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 21 of 148 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Thomas Morley is 11-for-33 (33%) in New York, with horses in the money 64% of the time.
- By Nashville out of Interlace.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Big Handsome (2-1) won, paying $3.70 to win.
- Value play: Vintage Wiz (20-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Spicy Chicken (10-1) finished second.
Belmont Park Race 7 analysis: pace, price and connections
Big Handsome is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Five Grand next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Vintage Wiz, so the board has real depth.
Jorge Abreu sends out 2 runners (Big Handsome and Just You Baby), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 23% wins from 86 mounts.
Forecast: rain, high of 64°F.
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