Belmont Park Race 1 Picks, Entries & Odds (Nov 8)

Belmont Park Race 1 picks, odds and entries: allowance optional claiming, 1 Mile dirt

Post 12:40 PM ET1 Mile · DirtPurse $105,000Allowance Optional Claiming2 Year OldsPartly Sunny 62°F

Belmont Park Race 1 (12:40 PM ET) is a 1 Mile dirt allowance optional claiming with 5 runners and a $105,000 purse. Hullabaloo Ray Ray (1-9) heads our card, with Rhythm Riot (15-1) our value play. Odds update toward post, and results post here once the race is official.

Belmont Park Race 1 field and morning-line odds

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt
1	Rhythm RiotUpstart – Pure Rhythm	15-1	Edgard ZayasT: Jorge Delgado	124 lb
2	Its Saturday NightMandaloun – Centsational	6-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Chad Summers	124 lb
3	Hullabaloo Ray RayJackie's Warrior – Applauding	1-9	Jose LezcanoT: Thomas Proctor	124 lb
4	Johnny HockeyOmaha Beach – Emilia's Moon	12-1	Katie DavisT: Antonio Arriaga	124 lb
5	BandmasterEnticed – Conductress	10-1	Dylan DavisT: Oscar Barrera III	121 lb

Horse (sire – dam)

M/L

Jockey / trainer

Rhythm RiotUpstart – Pure Rhythm

15-1

Edgard ZayasT: Jorge Delgado

124 lb

Its Saturday NightMandaloun – Centsational

6-1

Kendrick CarmoucheT: Chad Summers

124 lb

Hullabaloo Ray RayJackie's Warrior – Applauding

1-9

Jose LezcanoT: Thomas Proctor

124 lb

Johnny HockeyOmaha Beach – Emilia's Moon

12-1

Katie DavisT: Antonio Arriaga

124 lb

BandmasterEnticed – Conductress

10-1

Dylan DavisT: Oscar Barrera III

121 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.

Our Belmont Park Race 1 picks

Top pick3 Hullabaloo Ray Ray 1-9

The 1-9 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Jose Lezcano has won 19 of 173 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Thomas Proctor.
By Jackie's Warrior out of Applauding.

Value play1 Rhythm Riot 15-1

At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Edgard Zayas has won 22 of 141 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Jorge Delgado is 3-for-13 (23%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
By Upstart out of Pure Rhythm.

Longshot5 Bandmaster 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Dylan Davis has won 12 of 166 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Oscar Barrera III is 0-for-14 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 14% of the time.
By Enticed out of Conductress.

How Race 1 sets up

Hullabaloo Ray Ray is the 1-9 morning-line favorite, with Its Saturday Night next at 6-1. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Rhythm Riot, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Edgard Zayas has the best New York strike rate in our records: 16% wins from 141 mounts.

Forecast: partly sunny, high of 62°F.

Race 1 betting strategy: where the value is

For a straight bet, Rhythm Riot is the price play at 15-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Hullabaloo Ray Ray and Rhythm Riot costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Bandmaster (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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