Our Belmont Park Race 2 picks
- The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Javier Castellano has won 17 of 105 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Mark Casse is 6-for-40 (15%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
- By Not This Time out of Spring Eclipse.
- At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 30 of 211 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer George Weaver is 11-for-57 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 40% of the time.
- By Into Mischief out of Flourish.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Jose Lezcano has won 18 of 163 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer William Mott is 5-for-68 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
- By Into Mischief out of Dunbar Road.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Charlotte's Beach (5-2) won, paying $4.00 to win.
- Value play: Into Rumors (12-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Benediction (10-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 2 field
Charlotte's Beach is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Col de La Loze next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Lucky Luna, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Vincent Cheminaud has the best New York strike rate in our records: 30% wins from 10 mounts.
The turf is listed as firm. Forecast: sunny, high of 66°F.
1 horse has scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.
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