Our Belmont Park Race 7 picks
- The 5-2 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 George Weaver is 11-for-57 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 40% of the time.
- By Palace Malice out of Daisy Elle.
- At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Vincent Cheminaud has won 3 of 10 rides (30%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Joe Sharp is 8-for-36 (22%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
- By Night of Thunder*Ire out of Golden Box.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 161 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer William Mott is 5-for-68 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
- By Street Sense out of Valuable Package.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Iron Palace (5-2) missed the board.
- Value play: Marchon (FR) (12-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Commerce (10-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 7 field
Iron Palace is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Outrunner next at 5-1. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.
Philip Antonacci sends out 2 runners (No Pressure (IRE) and Lyneham (FR)), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Jorge Ruiz has the best New York strike rate in our records: 33% wins from 9 mounts.
The turf is listed as firm. Forecast: increasing clouds, high of 59°F.
1 horse has scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.
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