Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks
- The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 47 of 222 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Brown is 34-for-135 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 59% of the time.
- By Slumber*GB out of Wait Your Turn.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Javier Castellano has won 21 of 116 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chris Englehart is 14-for-81 (17%) in New York, with horses in the money 40% of the time.
- By Street Boss out of Resoundingly.
- A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 30 of 211 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Horacio De Paz is 8-for-38 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 55% of the time.
- By The Factor out of Vindictive Ways.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Bryant and Cooper (2-1) finished second.
- Value play: She Takes Cash (15-1) finished third.
- Longshot: Endless Vow (12-1) missed the board.
Belmont Park Race 5 analysis: pace, price and connections
Bryant and Cooper is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Paula's Choice next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on She Takes Cash, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 144 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.
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