Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks
- The 3-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Javier Castellano has won 11 of 71 rides (15%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Bruce Levine is 1-for-12 (8%) in New York, with horses in the money 50% of the time.
- By Mind Control out of Stonezapper.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 21 of 149 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Michael Maker is 1-for-27 (4%) in New York, with horses in the money 26% of the time.
- By Vekoma out of Cloud Jumper.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Edgard Zayas has won 11 of 88 rides (13%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Mark Casse is 3-for-26 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
- By Bucchero out of Beach Girl.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Miracle Michael (3-1) missed the board.
- Value play: Themistocles (15-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Billy Bucchero (10-1) won, paying $19.92 to win.
Belmont Park Race 5 analysis: pace, price and connections
Miracle Michael is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with George's Pal Vinny next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Themistocles, so the board has real depth.
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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