Who we like in Belmont Park Race 5
- Priced at 5-2 on the morning line.
- Edgard Zayas has won 21 of 130 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Claude McGaughey III is 9-for-28 (32%) in New York, with horses in the money 61% of the time.
- By Flightline out of Salty as Can Be.
- At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Rajiv Maragh has won 0 of 48 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Charlton Baker is 8-for-52 (15%) in New York, with horses in the money 46% of the time.
- By Liam's Map out of Stylish Rags.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Javier Castellano has won 17 of 105 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Kevin Attard.
- By Uncle Mo out of Dig Deeper.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Flightress (5-2) won, paying $11.30 to win.
- Value play: Rags to Roses (30-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Podkova (10-1) missed the board.
How Race 5 sets up
Gun Broker is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Flightress next at 5-2. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Rags to Roses, so the board has real depth.
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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