Our Belmont Park Race 3 picks
- The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Jose Lezcano has won 18 of 164 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Linda Rice is 21-for-111 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 48% of the time.
- By Mitole out of Turn and Bern.
- At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Katie Davis has won 4 of 75 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer James Ferraro is 1-for-30 (3%) in New York, with horses in the money 20% of the time.
- By King for a Day out of Firm and Gracious.
- A 20-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Rajiv Maragh has won 0 of 48 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer James Ferraro is 1-for-30 (3%) in New York, with horses in the money 20% of the time.
- By Solomini out of Adira.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Sparks Will Fly (2-1) finished second.
- Value play: Angie's Angel (30-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Adroit (20-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 3 field
Sparks Will Fly is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Pink Carats next at 5-2. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Angie's Angel, so the board has real depth.
James Ferraro sends out 2 runners (Angie's Angel and Adroit), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Ricardo Santana, Jr. has the best New York strike rate in our records: 14% wins from 211 mounts.
The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 71°F.
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