Who we like in Belmont Park Race 1
- The 6-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Flavien Prat has won 31 of 140 rides (22%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Brown is 34-for-133 (26%) in New York, with horses in the money 59% of the time.
- By English Channel out of Charreada.
- At 50-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Katie Davis has won 4 of 77 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Antonio Arriaga is 1-for-30 (3%) in New York, with horses in the money 20% of the time.
- By More Than Ready out of Mischievous Maude.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Edgard Zayas has won 22 of 141 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Steven Schauer is 3-for-16 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 56% of the time.
- By Temple City out of Maryland Mist.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Weighted Average (6-5) won, paying $2.92 to win.
- Value play: Y'allreadyforthis (50-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Lady Firefoot (15-1) finished third.
Belmont Park Race 1 analysis: pace, price and connections
Weighted Average is the 6-5 morning-line favorite, with Don't Jinx It next at 2-1. Prices stretch out to 50-1 on Y'allreadyforthis, so the board has real depth.
Miguel Clement sends out 2 runners (Don't Jinx It and Thankfulness (IRE)), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 140 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 75°F.
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