NY.bet picks for Race 2 at Belmont Park
- The 4-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 50 of 228 rides (22%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Linda Rice is 24-for-124 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 50% of the time.
- By Yaupon out of Blue Grass Mary.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Pedro Pena has won 3 of 53 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Wayne Potts is 2-for-24 (8%) in New York, with horses in the money 25% of the time.
- By Mendelssohn out of Sunnyridge Bride.
- A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Ridden by Dexter Haddock.
- Trainer Dimitrios Synnefias is 1-for-22 (5%) in New York, with horses in the money 23% of the time.
- By Independence Hall out of Diamond Hill.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Abrigado (4-5) finished second.
- Value play: Waitin'onasunnyday (15-1) won, paying $29.66 to win.
- Longshot: The Markinater (12-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 2 field
Abrigado is the 4-5 morning-line favorite, with Ican next at 5-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Waitin'onasunnyday, so the board has real depth.
Linda Rice sends out 2 runners (Abrigado and Ican), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 228 mounts.
The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 66°F.
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