NY.bet picks for Race 8 at Belmont Park
- The 7-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 30 of 149 rides (20%) 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 Uncle Mo out of Strombolian.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Ruben Silvera has won 2 of 32 rides (6%) 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 Bustin Stones out of Ms. Rehburg.
- A 20-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Rajiv Maragh has won 0 of 24 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer John Pregman, Jr. is 0-for-9 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 0% of the time.
- By Noble Mission*GB out of Street Line.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Sicilian Defense (7-2) missed the board.
- Value play: Lord Chatham (15-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Noble One (20-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 8 field
Sicilian Defense is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with Printer's Alley next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Noble One, so the board has real depth.
Ilkay Kantarmaci sends out 2 runners (Sharons Pharoah and Printer's Alley), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 20% wins from 149 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 73°F.
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