NY.bet picks for Race 5 at Belmont Park
- The 4-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 45 of 216 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Brown is 34-for-133 (26%) in New York, with horses in the money 59% of the time.
- By Corniche out of Chaybaby.
- At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Reylu Gutierrez has won 13 of 85 rides (15%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Thomas Morley is 11-for-47 (23%) in New York, with horses in the money 60% of the time.
- By Hard Spun out of One Liz.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 30 of 211 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Brown is 34-for-133 (26%) in New York, with horses in the money 59% of the time.
- By War Front out of Lamontagne.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Cornichiwa (4-1) missed the board.
- Value play: Shook Up the World (20-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Amarius (10-1) missed the board.
How Race 5 sets up
Cornichiwa is the 4-1 morning-line favorite, with Rockabye next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Call Me, so the board has real depth.
Chad Brown sends out 2 runners (Cornichiwa and Amarius), 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 216 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 73°F.
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