Our Belmont Park Race 2 picks
- Priced at 2-1 on the morning line.
- Flavien Prat has won 28 of 133 rides (21%) 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 Gun Runner out of Final Holiday.
- At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Samuel Marin has won 20 of 147 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Ilkay Kantarmaci is 8-for-66 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% of the time.
- By Lookin At Lucky out of Puddifoot.
- A 12-1 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 Ilkay Kantarmaci is 8-for-66 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% of the time.
- By McKinzie out of Gun Club.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Commuted (2-1) finished second.
- Value play: Paradise Valley (10-1) won, paying $29.64 to win.
- Longshot: Stickupwithoutagun (12-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 2 field
Contrary Thinking is the 9-5 morning-line favorite, with Commuted next at 2-1. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.
Ilkay Kantarmaci sends out 2 runners (Paradise Valley and Stickupwithoutagun), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 133 mounts.
The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: partly sunny, high of 68°F.
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