Who we like in Belmont Park Race 3
- The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Pedro Pena has won 3 of 53 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Danny Gargan is 0-for-24 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 29% of the time.
- By McKinzie out of Moon Virginia.
- At 8-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Edgard Zayas has won 23 of 147 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Bruce Levine is 4-for-21 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 57% of the time.
- By Hit It a Bomb out of Tizcara.
- A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Christopher Elliott has won 11 of 136 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Mark Hennig is 2-for-32 (6%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
- By Code of Honor out of Bristol's Brooke.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Immaculate Moon (2-1) finished third.
- Value play: Bombs Away (8-1) won, paying $9.12 to win.
- Longshot: Luciana's Honor (12-1) finished second.
How Race 3 sets up
Immaculate Moon is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Madeline's Agenda next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Mia Sophia, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Edgard Zayas has the best New York strike rate in our records: 16% wins from 147 mounts.
The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: mostly sunny, high of 64°F.
2 horses have scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.
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