Our Belmont Park Race 3 picks
- The 6-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 32 of 157 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer George Weaver is 6-for-33 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 39% of the time.
- By Golden Pal out of Prisoner's Dilemma.
- At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Edgard Zayas has won 11 of 91 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer George Weaver is 6-for-33 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 39% of the time.
- By Vekoma out of Tapitbythesea.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Extravaganzoo (6-5) won, paying $2.96 to win.
- Value play: Boomesherang (10-1) missed the board.
How Race 3 sets up
Extravaganzoo is the 6-5 morning-line favorite, with Gold Fashioned next at 7-2. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.
George Weaver sends out 3 runners (Extravaganzoo and Tiger Line and Boomesherang), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 20% wins from 157 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 73°F.
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