Our Belmont Park Race 10 picks
Top pick1 Highlands Way 5-2
- The 5-2 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 Todd Pletcher is 3-for-46 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% of the time.
- By Not This Time out of Street Mate.
Value play8 Ciao Chuck 12-1
- At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Javier Castellano has won 11 of 71 rides (15%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Mark Hennig is 0-for-20 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% of the time.
- By Adios Charlie out of Under Over.
Longshot6 Blown Cover 15-1
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Ruben Silvera has won 2 of 32 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is 1-for-39 (3%) in New York, with horses in the money 31% of the time.
- By Gun Runner out of Secret No More.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Highlands Way (5-2) finished third.
- Value play: Ciao Chuck (12-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Blown Cover (15-1) missed the board.
How Race 10 sets up
Highlands Way is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Paros next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Blown Cover, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 20% wins from 149 mounts.
Forecast: sunny, high of 59°F.
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