Our Belmont Park Race 3 picks
- The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Rajiv Maragh has won 0 of 48 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Thomas Morley is 11-for-44 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 61% of the time.
- By Bolt d'Oro out of Gentle Humor.
- At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Luis Rivera, Jr. has won 2 of 48 rides (4%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Chad Summers is 3-for-14 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 43% of the time.
- By Maxfield out of Unionduesincluded.
- 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 Jose Jimenez is 1-for-13 (8%) in New York, with horses in the money 31% of the time.
- By Authentic out of Aguilera.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Interstatelovesong (5-2) finished third.
- Value play: Collective Bargain (12-1) finished second.
- Longshot: Mermaid Magic (15-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 3 field
Interstatelovesong is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Roman Grace next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Mermaid Magic, so the board has real depth.
Linda Rice sends out 2 runners (Army Gal and Roman Grace), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
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: increasing clouds, high of 59°F.
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