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 22 of 166 rides (13%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Horacio De Paz is 8-for-38 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 55% 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 3 of 50 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Wayne Potts is 2-for-22 (9%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% 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 39 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is 3-for-55 (5%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% 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: 16% wins from 86 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 73°F.
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