Our Belmont Park Race 8 picks
- The 7-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Ridden by Micah Husbands.
- Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. is 1-for-12 (8%) in New York, with horses in the money 42% of the time.
- By Kantharos out of Wicked Storm.
- At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Antonio Fresu has won 11 of 100 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Summers is 2-for-9 (22%) in New York, with horses in the money 44% of the time.
- By Galilean out of Dubai Moon.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Javier Castellano has won 11 of 71 rides (15%) 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 Mendelssohn out of Maggie's Monarch.
How our picks did
- Top pick: R Kan't Miss (7-2) missed the board.
- Value play: That's Not Nice (30-1) won, paying $73.86 to win.
- Longshot: Tertia Time (15-1) missed the board.
Belmont Park Race 8 analysis: pace, price and connections
R Kan't Miss is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with Southern Kiss next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Innsense, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 23% wins from 86 mounts.
Forecast: rain showers, high of 75°F.
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