Who we like in Belmont Park Race 2
- The 8-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Kendrick Carmouche has won 12 of 102 rides (12%) 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 Goldikovic*Ire out of Amor Chocolat*Brz.
- At 50-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Omar Hernandez Moren has won 0 of 11 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Naipaul Chatterpaul.
- By Malibu Moon out of Bauble Queen.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Antonio Fresu has won 11 of 100 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer John Terranova II is 0-for-12 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 33% of the time.
- By Classic Empire out of Our Pure Creation.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Ice Chocolat (BRZ) (8-5) won, paying $3.68 to win.
- Value play: High Tide (50-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Classic Creation (10-1) finished second.
Belmont Park Race 2 analysis: pace, price and connections
Ice Chocolat (BRZ) is the 8-5 morning-line favorite, with Belouni (FR) next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 50-1 on High Tide, so the board has real depth.
Ilkay Kantarmaci sends out 2 runners (Late Call and Heathguard), 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 149 mounts.
Forecast: rain likely, high of 62°F.
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