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Belmont Park Race 8 picks, odds and entries: maiden special weight, 1 Mile turf

Post 5:05 PM ET1 Mile · TurfPurse $100,000Maiden Special Weight2 Year OldsSunny 59°F

Belmont Park Race 8 (5:05 PM ET) is a 1 Mile turf maiden special weight with 11 runners and a $100,000 purse. We side with Running in Time (9-2), with Beach Sandals (20-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Who’s running in Belmont Park Race 8

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Katz in the CradleBolt d'Oro – McNally15-1Javier CastellanoT: Chad Summers123 lb
2ArequipeCandy Ride*Arg – Fabulous Devotion15-1Christopher ElliottT: Antonio Sano123 lb
3Beach SandalsOmaha Beach – Sandal20-1Edgard ZayasT: Mark Casse123 lb
4Dover Street (IRE)Persian Force*Ire – Highland Class*GB6-1David EganT: Richard Hannon Jr.123 lb
5Running in TimeGun Runner – Time and Motion9-2Flavien PratT: Chad Brown123 lb
6TherrienUncle Mo – Giant Win10-1Manuel FrancoT: Chad Brown123 lb
7Prove Me WrongYaupon – Wealth Creation20-1Antonio FresuT: D. Whitworth Beckman123 lb
8Bring CashSea The Moon*Ger – Lovee Dovee*GB6-1Rajiv MaraghT: Todd Pletcher123 lb
9Hold'emScalding – Cyrielle15-1Dylan DavisT: William Mott123 lb
10Signature RoleOscar Performance – Gote Go5-1Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Philip Antonacci123 lb
11SuspendTapit – Lull5-1Jose LezcanoT: William Mott123 lb
12Raise the RoofTourist – Brazo de OroSCRSamuel MarinT: Horacio De Paz123 lb
13Captain GNashville – Quiet PirateSCRDylan DavisT: Mark Casse123 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 8 picks

Top pick5 Running in Time 9-2
  • The 9-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • 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 Gun Runner out of Time and Motion.
Value play3 Beach Sandals 20-1
  • At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Edgard Zayas has won 11 of 87 rides (13%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Mark Casse is 3-for-26 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
  • By Omaha Beach out of Sandal.
Longshot6 Therrien 10-1
  • A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Manuel Franco has won 30 of 149 rides (20%) 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 Uncle Mo out of Giant Win.

Breaking down the Race 8 field

Running in Time is the 9-2 morning-line favorite, with Signature Role next at 5-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Prove Me Wrong, so the board has real depth.

Chad Brown sends out 2 runners (Running in Time and Therrien), 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 turf is listed as firm. Forecast: sunny, high of 59°F.

2 horses have scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.

Best betting value in Race 8

For a straight bet, Beach Sandals is the price play at 20-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Running in Time and Beach Sandals costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Therrien (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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