Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks
- The 3-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Samuel Marin has won 20 of 147 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Brown is 31-for-126 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
- By Slumber*GB out of Ojeleye.
- At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Ridden by Cesar Gonzalez.
- Trainer Miguel Clement is 13-for-73 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 45% of the time.
- By Cyberknife out of One Time Baby.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Christopher Elliott has won 8 of 118 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is 2-for-49 (4%) in New York, with horses in the money 37% of the time.
- By Authentic out of No Hayne No Gayne.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Say Wallahi Bro (3-1) missed the board.
- Value play: Cyber Baby (12-1) finished third.
- Longshot: Freshly Minted (15-1) missed the board.
Belmont Park Race 5 analysis: pace, price and connections
Say Wallahi Bro is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Double Max next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Freshly Minted, so the board has real depth.
Miguel Clement sends out 2 runners (Double Max and Cyber Baby), 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 turf is listed as firm. Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 71°F.
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