Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks
- The 6-5 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 Linda Rice is 13-for-72 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
- By Into Mischief out of Thirteen Arrows.
- At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Favinho Villa Pino has won 0 of 8 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Eduardo Jones.
- By Graydar out of Fighter Wing.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Pedro Pena has won 1 of 14 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Antonio Arriaga is 0-for-25 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 20% of the time.
- By Runhappy out of Sailing Shiksa.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Ancient World (6-5) finished second.
- Value play: Graywing (20-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Bootleg Runner (15-1) missed the board.
How Race 5 sets up
Ancient World is the 6-5 morning-line favorite, with Apollo Code next at 5-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Graywing, so the board has real depth.
Jesus Romero sends out 2 runners (Sin Nombre and Neuschwanstein), 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 75°F.
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