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Belmont Park Race 5 results and payouts: 6 Furlongs dirt maiden special weight

Post 2:17 PM ET6 Furlongs · DirtPurse $100,000Maiden Special Weight2 Year OldsRain Likely 62°F

Race 5 at Belmont Park is official. The 6 Furlongs dirt maiden special weight results, $2 payouts and exotic prices are below, along with how our picks fared.

Belmont Park Race 5 results and payouts

FinishHorseWinPlaceShow
19 Billy BuccheroEdgard Zayas · T: Mark Casse$19.92$10.72$4.56
23 Southside SamuraiSamuel Marin · T: Horacio De Paz–$5.44$4.02
38 Blustery DayManuel Franco · T: Amelia Green––$6.80

Time 1:11.34 · Track fast · Also ran: Neptuneroad Richie, Miracle Michael, George's Pal Vinny, Tartah, Themistocles

Race 5 field: morning lines and order of finish

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWtFin
1George's Pal VinnyMind Control – Trumpit4-1Kendrick CarmoucheT: Danny Gargan123 lb
2ThemistoclesVekoma – Cloud Jumper15-1Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Michael Maker123 lb
3Southside SamuraiPractical Joke – Beechwood Ella*Ire5-1Samuel MarinT: Horacio De Paz123 lb2
5TartahTourist – Salty Little Sis8-1Christopher ElliottT: Robert Falcone, Jr.123 lb
6Miracle MichaelMind Control – Stonezapper3-1Javier CastellanoT: Bruce Levine123 lb
7Neptuneroad RichieMind Control – Liam's Missy6-1Dylan DavisT: Timothy Hills123 lb
8Blustery DayMaximum Security – Hundred Acre Wood6-1Manuel FrancoT: Amelia Green123 lb3
9Billy BuccheroBucchero – Beach Girl10-1Edgard ZayasT: Mark Casse123 lb1

M/L is the track handicapper’s morning line. Live tote odds replace it near post; results and $2 payouts appear once the race is official.

Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks

Top pick6 Miracle Michael 3-1
  • 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.
Value play2 Themistocles 15-1
  • 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.
Longshot9 Billy Bucchero 10-1
  • 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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