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Belmont Park Race 1 picks, odds and entries: maiden special weight, 1 5/16 Miles turf

Post 1:10 PM ET1 5/16 Miles · TurfPurse $100,000Maiden Special Weight3 Year Olds And UpSunny 59°F

Race 1 at Belmont Park goes to post at 1:10 PM ET on Sunday: a 1 5/16 Miles maiden special weight on the turf for 5 runners and a $100,000 purse. Our top pick is Mistborn at 7-2, with Home Wrecker (5-1) our value play. The full field, odds and our reasoning are below.

Belmont Park Race 1 field and morning-line odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Home WreckerQuality Road – Shoppers Return5-1Kendrick CarmoucheT: Danny Gargan126 lb
2Stand the RainLiam's Map – Super Surprise3-1Manuel FrancoT: Miguel Clement126 lb
3Sister JeanMcKinzie – Golden Muscade3-1Edgard ZayasT: D. Whitworth Beckman122 lb
4Friendship SloopGood Magic – My DesdemonaSCRJose LezcanoT: Michael Matz122 lb
5MistbornMore Than Ready – Opal Blue*Ire7-2Flavien PratT: Chad Brown122 lb
6Osmosis (FR)Siyouni*Fr – Manerbe5-2Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Todd Pletcher122 lb

M/L is the track handicapper’s morning line. Live tote odds replace it near post; results and $2 payouts appear once the race is official.

NY.bet picks for Race 1 at Belmont Park

Top pick5 Mistborn 7-2
  • Priced at 7-2 on the morning line.
  • Flavien Prat has won 20 of 86 rides (23%) 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 More Than Ready out of Opal Blue*Ire.
Value play1 Home Wrecker 5-1
  • At 5-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Kendrick Carmouche has won 12 of 102 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Danny Gargan is 0-for-13 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 23% of the time.
  • By Quality Road out of Shoppers Return.

Breaking down the Race 1 field

Osmosis (FR) is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Stand the Rain next at 3-1. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.

Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 23% wins from 86 mounts.

The turf is listed as firm. Forecast: sunny, high of 59°F.

1 horse has scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.

How to bet Belmont Park Race 1

For a straight bet, Home Wrecker is the price play at 5-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Mistborn and Home Wrecker costs $2.

Morning-line odds are the track handicapper’s forecast, not the final price. Pari-mutuel odds move with the money until the gates open.

Where to bet Race 1 legally in NY

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