Our Belmont Park Race 2 picks
Top pick2 Fairy Tale 9-5
- The 9-5 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 Todd Pletcher is 3-for-46 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% of the time.
- By Vekoma out of Emona.
Value play3 Ethereal Quality 6-1
- At 6-1 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.
- Trained by Neil Drysdale.
- By Quality Road out of Mei Ling.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Fairy Tale (9-5) finished second.
- Value play: Ethereal Quality (6-1) finished third.
Breaking down the Race 2 field
Fairy Tale is the 9-5 morning-line favorite, with Fantasy Road next at 7-2. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.
Among the riders, Samuel Marin has the best New York strike rate in our records: 14% wins from 90 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 73°F.
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