Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks
- The 3-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Ridden by Adam Beschizza.
- Trainer Kelsey Danner is 1-for-11 (9%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
- By Army Mule out of Arch Support.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Javier Castellano has won 17 of 105 rides (16%) 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 Not This Time out of Twisted Kitty.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Edgard Zayas has won 21 of 130 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. is 2-for-21 (10%) in New York, with horses in the money 33% of the time.
- By Tiz the Law out of Pakhet.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Ground Support (3-1) won, paying $6.32 to win.
- Value play: Peppermint Twist (15-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Spirit Doll (10-1) missed the board.
Belmont Park Race 5 analysis: pace, price and connections
Ground Support is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Brandy and Me next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on New Rose, so the board has real depth.
Saffie Joseph, Jr. sends out 2 runners (Brandy and Me and Spirit Doll), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Javier Castellano has the best New York strike rate in our records: 16% wins from 105 mounts.
The turf is listed as firm. Forecast: sunny, high of 66°F.
2 horses have scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.
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