Our Belmont Park Race 1 picks
- The 6-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Edgard Zayas has won 21 of 130 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer John Terranova II is 1-for-18 (6%) in New York, with horses in the money 28% of the time.
- By Cupid out of Desired Effect.
- At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Samuel Marin has won 20 of 147 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Domenick Schettino is 3-for-14 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 36% of the time.
- By Always Dreaming out of Berning Rose.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Pedro Pena has won 3 of 42 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Dennis Lalman.
- By Keen Ice out of Awesome Legs.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Ur Desire (6-5) won, paying $3.08 to win.
- Value play: Roseberns Dream (10-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Icy Legs (10-1) finished third.
Belmont Park Race 1 analysis: pace, price and connections
Ur Desire is the 6-5 morning-line favorite, with Queen Sally next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Luckforyou, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Edgard Zayas has the best New York strike rate in our records: 16% wins from 130 mounts.
The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: gradual clearing, high of 64°F.
1 horse has scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.
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