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Belmont Park Race 6 odds and picks, Sunday Oct 18: 6 1/2 Furlongs on the inner turf

Post 3:57 PM ET6 1/2 Furlongs · Inner turfPurse $100,000Maiden Special Weight2 Year OldsSunny 59°F

Belmont Park Race 6 (3:57 PM ET) is a 6 1/2 Furlongs inner turf maiden special weight with 11 runners and a $100,000 purse. Our top pick is Annotate at 5-2, with Josie's Watching (30-1) our value play. The full field, odds and our reasoning are below.

Race 6 entries: runners, jockeys and odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1AnnotateHonest Mischief – Tiz Bailee5-2Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Steven Asmussen123 lb
2Frosty BlazeFrosted – Anjorie8-1Jose LezcanoT: Michael Dini123 lb
3FrostburgEcho Town – Chilly Start15-1Javier CastellanoT: James Begg123 lb
4Luck PennyMcKinzie – Compulsion10-1Flavien PratT: George Weaver123 lb
5Perfect PenelopeCentral Banker – Perfect Kind9-2Manuel FrancoT: Miguel Clement123 lb
6Josie's WatchingWar Dancer – Tainted Angel30-1Pedro PenaT: James Ferraro116 lb
7Roar of KennaKing for a Day – On the Hop20-1Ruben SilveraT: Patrick Quick123 lb
8Tappin MagicTacitus – My Magic Moment12-1Antonio FresuT: Edward Barker123 lb
9Decimal PointMind Control – Maid of Heaven8-1Kendrick CarmoucheT: Lisa Bartkowski123 lb
10Slinging SlasherMind Control – Backslash6-1Samuel MarinT: Kelsey Danner123 lb
11KinboshiHonest Mischief – Finding Aurum6-1Dylan DavisT: Raymond Handal123 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.

Who we like in Belmont Park Race 6

Top pick1 Annotate 5-2
  • The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 21 of 148 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trained by Steven Asmussen.
  • By Honest Mischief out of Tiz Bailee.
Value play6 Josie's Watching 30-1
  • At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Pedro Pena has won 1 of 14 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer James Ferraro is 1-for-22 (5%) in New York, with horses in the money 18% of the time.
  • By War Dancer out of Tainted Angel.
Longshot4 Luck Penny 10-1
  • A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Flavien Prat has won 20 of 86 rides (23%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer George Weaver is 5-for-31 (16%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% of the time.
  • By McKinzie out of Compulsion.

Breaking down the Race 6 field

Annotate is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Perfect Penelope next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Josie's Watching, 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.

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

How to bet Belmont Park Race 6

For a straight bet, Josie's Watching is the price play at 30-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Annotate and Josie's Watching costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Luck Penny (10-1) underneath in trifectas.

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

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