Who we like in Belmont Park Race 2
Top pick5 City Blocks 2-1
- 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 Linda Rice is 13-for-72 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
- By Enticed out of Uncle Southern.
Value play6 Pinky Brier 10-1
- At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Antonio Fresu has won 11 of 100 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Gustavo Rodriguez is 1-for-14 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 29% of the time.
- By McKinzie out of Exchange Vows.
How our picks did
- Top pick: City Blocks (2-1) missed the board.
- Value play: Pinky Brier (10-1) missed the board.
Belmont Park Race 2 analysis: pace, price and connections
City Blocks is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Kay Cup next at 5-2. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.
Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 23% wins from 86 mounts.
Forecast: mostly cloudy, high of 71°F.
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