Our Belmont Park Race 1 picks
- The 1-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Jose Lezcano has won 11 of 103 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Thomas Proctor.
- By Jackie's Warrior out of Applauding.
- At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Samuel Marin has won 13 of 90 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Michael Trombetta is 2-for-13 (15%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
- By Liam's Map out of Tappingintosuccess.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Kendrick Carmouche has won 12 of 102 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Horacio De Paz is 2-for-18 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 39% of the time.
- By Yaupon out of Miss Matzoball.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Hullabaloo Ray Ray (1-1) won, paying $2.90 to win.
- Value play: Souper Lawrence (20-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Louisiana Baby (15-1) finished third.
Belmont Park Race 1 analysis: pace, price and connections
Hullabaloo Ray Ray is the 1-1 morning-line favorite, with Art Museum next at 2-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Souper Lawrence, so the board has real depth.
Chad Brown sends out 2 runners (Art Museum and Value Driven), 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 150 mounts.
Forecast: rain likely, high of 62°F.
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