Belmont Park Race 5 Picks, Entries & Odds (Nov 5)

Belmont Park Race 5: picks and morning-line odds for the 1 Mile turf maiden optional claiming

Post 2:41 PM ET1 Mile · TurfPurse $80,000Maiden Optional Claiming2 Year OldsRain Showers 71°F

Race 5 at Belmont Park goes to post at 2:41 PM ET on Thursday: a 1 Mile maiden optional claiming on the turf for 9 runners and a $80,000 purse. We side with Proper Jack (7-2), with Riddle Me This (12-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Race 5 entries: runners, jockeys and odds

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt
1	Ticket to FameOscar Performance – Bareeqa	4-1	Edgard ZayasT: Thomas Morley	123 lb
2	Proper JackJackie's Warrior – Nomorerichblondes	7-2	Javier CastellanoT: Chad Brown	123 lb
3	Summer BrotherRaging Bull*Fr – Durable Goods	6-1	Christopher ElliottT: Kenneth McPeek	123 lb
4	My Man MaxMaxfield – Lady of Kyushu	6-1	Samuel MarinT: Horacio De Paz	123 lb
5	Iron ConfessorBasin – Over React	8-1	John VelazquezT: Amelia Green	123 lb
6	The Wrath of DavidOscar Performance – Princess Erindelle	10-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Kathleen Demasi	123 lb
7	Hetch HetchyMunnings – Demimondaine	3-1	Antonio FresuT: Miguel Clement	123 lb
8	BartolitoUncle Chuck – Paddy's Princess	20-1	Pedro PenaT: Steve Klesaris	118 lb
9	Riddle Me ThisOlympiad – Just Read It	12-1	Dylan DavisT: Michael Trombetta	123 lb

Horse (sire – dam)

M/L

Jockey / trainer

Ticket to FameOscar Performance – Bareeqa

4-1

Edgard ZayasT: Thomas Morley

123 lb

Proper JackJackie's Warrior – Nomorerichblondes

7-2

Javier CastellanoT: Chad Brown

123 lb

Summer BrotherRaging Bull*Fr – Durable Goods

6-1

Christopher ElliottT: Kenneth McPeek

123 lb

My Man MaxMaxfield – Lady of Kyushu

6-1

Samuel MarinT: Horacio De Paz

123 lb

Iron ConfessorBasin – Over React

8-1

John VelazquezT: Amelia Green

123 lb

The Wrath of DavidOscar Performance – Princess Erindelle

10-1

Kendrick CarmoucheT: Kathleen Demasi

123 lb

Hetch HetchyMunnings – Demimondaine

3-1

Antonio FresuT: Miguel Clement

123 lb

BartolitoUncle Chuck – Paddy's Princess

20-1

Pedro PenaT: Steve Klesaris

118 lb

Riddle Me ThisOlympiad – Just Read It

12-1

Dylan DavisT: Michael Trombetta

123 lb

M/L is the track handicapper’s morning line. Live tote odds replace it near post; results and $2 payouts appear once the race is official.

NY.bet picks for Race 5 at Belmont Park

Top pick2 Proper Jack 7-2

Priced at 7-2 on the morning line.
Javier Castellano has won 17 of 105 rides (16%) 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 Jackie's Warrior out of Nomorerichblondes.

Value play9 Riddle Me This 12-1

At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Dylan Davis has won 11 of 157 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Michael Trombetta is 4-for-19 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
By Olympiad out of Just Read It.

Longshot6 The Wrath of David 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Kendrick Carmouche has won 18 of 149 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Kathleen Demasi.
By Oscar Performance out of Princess Erindelle.

Breaking down the Race 5 field

Hetch Hetchy is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Proper Jack next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Bartolito, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Edgard Zayas has the best New York strike rate in our records: 16% wins from 130 mounts.

Forecast: rain showers, high of 71°F.

How to bet Belmont Park Race 5

For a straight bet, Riddle Me This is the price play at 12-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Proper Jack and Riddle Me This costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use The Wrath of David (10-1) underneath in trifectas.

Morning-line odds are the track handicapper’s forecast, not the final price. Pari-mutuel odds move with the money until the gates open.

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