Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks
- The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 47 of 222 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Horacio De Paz is 8-for-38 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 55% of the time.
- By War Dancer out of Brazo de Oro.
- At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 171 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Neil Drysdale is 1-for-8 (13%) in New York, with horses in the money 25% of the time.
- By Fire Away out of Savannah Cat*SAf.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Ridden by Jomar Torres.
- Trainer Elizabeth Merryman is 2-for-8 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
- By Uncle Lino out of Lady's Tale.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Twenty Six Black (2-1) missed the board.
- Value play: Egyptian Mau (SAF) (20-1) won, paying $64.10 to win.
- Longshot: Jean Valjean (10-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 5 field
Twenty Six Black is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Waralo next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Card Trick, so the board has real depth.
Edward Allard sends out 2 runners (Alogon and Card Trick), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 222 mounts.
Forecast: chance rain showers, high of 84°F.
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