NY.bet picks for Race 1 at Belmont Park
- The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 30 of 211 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Michael Maker is 1-for-40 (3%) in New York, with horses in the money 20% of the time.
- By Bolt d'Oro out of Judge Lee.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Reylu Gutierrez has won 13 of 81 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Lisa Lugovich.
- By Mshawish out of Northern Mambo.
- A 15-1 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.
- Trainer Fernando Abreu is 2-for-21 (10%) in New York, with horses in the money 19% of the time.
- By Knicks Go out of Tammany.
How our picks did
- Top pick: D C Boy's (2-1) missed the board.
- Value play: Mambo Wishes (15-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Nickerson (15-1) finished third.
Breaking down the Race 1 field
D C Boy's is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Mo Curls next at 5-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Nickerson, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 215 mounts.
The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: increasing clouds, high of 68°F.
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