Our Belmont Park Race 6 picks
- The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Samuel Marin has won 13 of 90 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Horacio De Paz is 2-for-18 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 39% of the time.
- By Goldencents out of Velma.
- At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Pedro Pena has won 1 of 14 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Wayne Potts is 0-for-16 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 13% of the time.
- By Mendelssohn out of Sunnyridge Bride.
- A 20-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Ruben Silvera has won 2 of 32 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is 1-for-39 (3%) in New York, with horses in the money 31% of the time.
- By Yaupon out of Spice Drop.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Bakuto (5-2) missed the board.
- Value play: Waitin'onasunnyday (20-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Mo Spice (20-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 6 field
Bakuto is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Mike's Magic next at 5-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Waitin'onasunnyday, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Reylu Gutierrez has the best New York strike rate in our records: 19% wins from 59 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 73°F.
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