Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks
- The 9-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Manuel Franco has won 45 of 215 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Brown is 31-for-126 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
- By Medaglia d'Oro out of Khancord Kid.
- At 8-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Kendrick Carmouche has won 18 of 149 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chris Englehart is 13-for-73 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 41% of the time.
- By The Factor out of Pas de Deuce.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Junior Alvarado has won 4 of 42 rides (10%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Jeremiah Englehart is 4-for-35 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 43% of the time.
- By Instagrand out of Sistas Ready.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Spirit of St Louis (9-5) finished third.
- Value play: Funny Factor (8-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Annexperience (10-1) missed the board.
Belmont Park Race 5 analysis: pace, price and connections
Spirit of St Louis is the 9-5 morning-line favorite, with George Briggs next at 2-1. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 215 mounts.
Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 64°F.
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