NY.bet picks for Race 4 at Belmont Park
- The 7-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 45 of 215 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer George Weaver is 11-for-61 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 41% of the time.
- By Upstart out of Skunks Bluff.
- At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 166 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is 3-for-52 (6%) in New York, with horses in the money 37% of the time.
- By Authentic out of No Hayne No Gayne.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Katie Davis has won 4 of 77 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Bruce Brown is 1-for-23 (4%) in New York, with horses in the money 17% of the time.
- By Drain the Clock out of La Condesa.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Dry Drastic (7-2) finished third.
- Value play: Freshly Minted (30-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Cream Puff (10-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 4 field
Dry Drastic is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with Smoted next at 6-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Freshly Minted, so the board has real depth.
Rudy Rodriguez sends out 2 runners (Freshly Minted and Risky Mission), 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 215 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 73°F.
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