NY.bet picks for Race 2 at Belmont Park
- The 3-5 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 Chad Brown is 22-for-88 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
- By Good Magic out of Lemon Gin.
- At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Christian Maragh has won 1 of 12 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by James Kelley.
- By Noble Mission*GB out of Royal Copenhagen*Fr.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Dylan Davis has won 6 of 108 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Timothy Hills.
- By Holy Boss out of Sawyer.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Favorable Scenario (3-5) missed the board.
- Value play: Gamblin George (30-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Overseer (10-1) finished third.
Belmont Park Race 2 analysis: pace, price and connections
Favorable Scenario is the 3-5 morning-line favorite, with Griffin's Wharf next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Chess Match, so the board has real depth.
James Kelley sends out 2 runners (Pnutbutter Whiskey and Gamblin George), 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: rain showers, high of 64°F.
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