Belmont Park Race 7 Picks, Entries & Odds (Oct 18)

Belmont Park Race 7 picks, odds and entries: claiming, 6 Furlongs dirt

Post 4:31 PM ET6 Furlongs · DirtPurse $52,000Claiming3 Year Olds And UpSunny 59°F

8 horses line up for Race 7 at Belmont Park, a claiming over 6 Furlongs of dirt and a $52,000 purse. Post time is 4:31 PM ET. Red State (9-5) heads our card, with Mike's Magic (20-1) our value play. Odds update toward post, and results post here once the race is official.

Who’s running in Belmont Park Race 7

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt
1	On the HillFed Biz – Lavender Hill	SCR	Edgard ZayasT: H. James Bond	126 lb
2	Lexington PikeLexitonian – Awesome Clue	15-1	Pedro PenaT: James Ferraro	116 lb
3	Red StateCity of Light – Wear Red	9-5	Manuel FrancoT: Brad Cox	126 lb
4	Mike's MagicFrosted – Smile More	20-1	Jonathan NolascoT: Marcelo Arenas	116 lb
5	Gold LuckGoldencents – Countess d'Oro	5-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Rob Atras	126 lb
6	Special OpsIndependence Hall – Jehan	8-1	Dylan DavisT: Bruce Brown	123 lb
7	Celestial GlazeFrosted – Butterfly Soul	6-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Gustavo Rodriguez	126 lb
8	Seeker's HopeMcKinzie – Sweet Talkin	4-1	Flavien PratT: Gustavo Rodriguez	126 lb
9	EpitaphCountry House – Barb's On Edge	12-1	Javier CastellanoT: Wayne Potts	126 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.

Our Belmont Park Race 7 picks

Top pick3 Red State 9-5

The 9-5 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 Brad Cox is 5-for-22 (23%) in New York, with horses in the money 50% of the time.
By City of Light out of Wear Red.

Value play4 Mike's Magic 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Ridden by Jonathan Nolasco.
Trained by Marcelo Arenas.
By Frosted out of Smile More.

Longshot9 Epitaph 12-1

A 12-1 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 Wayne Potts is 0-for-16 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 13% of the time.
By Country House out of Barb's On Edge.

How Race 7 sets up

Red State is the 9-5 morning-line favorite, with Seeker's Hope next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Mike's Magic, so the board has real depth.

Gustavo Rodriguez sends out 2 runners (Celestial Glaze and Seeker's Hope), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

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

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

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

How to bet Belmont Park Race 7

For a straight bet, Mike's Magic is the price play at 20-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Red State and Mike's Magic costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Epitaph (12-1) 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.

Where to bet Race 7 legally in NY

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