Our Belmont Park Race 8 picks
- The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 21 of 154 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Amelia Green is 4-for-37 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
- By Daredevil out of Casual Smile*GB.
- At 50-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Ridden by Rocco Bowen.
- Trained by Julius Ashley.
- By Alternation out of Room for Aptitude.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Javier Castellano has won 12 of 75 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Archibald Kingsley, Jr..
- By Vino Rosso out of Meu Amor.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Devilish Grin (5-2) finished second.
- Value play: Tavern Talk (50-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Limited Vintage (10-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 8 field
Devilish Grin is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Raging Bloom next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 50-1 on Tavern Talk, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 20% wins from 157 mounts.
Forecast: rain showers, high of 64°F.
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