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Belmont Park Race 7 odds and picks, Wednesday Oct 21: 6 Furlongs on the turf

Post 4:31 PM ET6 Furlongs · TurfPurse $105,000Allowance3 Year Olds And Up -999°F

Race 7 at Belmont Park goes to post at 4:31 PM ET on Wednesday: a 6 Furlongs allowance on the turf for 8 runners and a $105,000 purse. Aperitif (5-2) heads our card, with Kaaterskill (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/LJockey / trainerWt
1ArinataPractical Joke – Curlin's Truth7-2Flavien PratT: Linda Rice121 lb
2Carmen AmaliaCombatant – Sapphire Sky10-1Dalila RiveraT: David Donk123 lb
3Now Or NevermoreHonest Mischief – Celebrate Now6-1Rocco BowenT: Chris Banks123 lb
4KaaterskillSolomini – Catsquill20-1Pedro PenaT: Bob Dunham117 lb
5Denver's AlleyAlgorithms – Hug Doc6-1Javier CastellanoT: Michael Lerman124 lb
6Vernon ValleyVekoma – Sinister Siren9-2Jose LezcanoT: William Mott121 lb
7Long Legged QueenDaddy Long Legs – Peace Queen5-1Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Joseph Lee124 lb
8AperitifVino Rosso – Big Thrill5-2Antonio FresuT: Elizabeth Merryman126 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 pick8 Aperitif 5-2
  • The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Antonio Fresu has won 11 of 102 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trained by Elizabeth Merryman.
  • By Vino Rosso out of Big Thrill.
Value play4 Kaaterskill 20-1
  • At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Pedro Pena has won 1 of 16 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trained by Bob Dunham.
  • By Solomini out of Catsquill.
Longshot2 Carmen Amalia 10-1
  • A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Dalila Rivera has won 0 of 12 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer David Donk is 0-for-13 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 23% of the time.
  • By Combatant out of Sapphire Sky.

Belmont Park Race 7 analysis: pace, price and connections

Aperitif is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Arinata next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Kaaterskill, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 26% wins from 94 mounts.

Forecast: , high of -999°F.

How to bet Belmont Park Race 7

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

To chase a bigger payout, use Carmen Amalia (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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