Today’s Picks › Belmont Park Picks › Fri, Oct 30
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- Surfaces
- 5 Dirt · 5 Turf
- First post
- 11:40local time
- Feature · Race 6
- Athenia Stakes
- Best Bet · Race 7
- 7Donegal Luster Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures
- Value play · Race 8
- 11Art Fair Bet at 9-2 or higher
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- 3Top pickLegal GambitSantana R Jr · Brown Chad C
Why Legal Gambit: Ran 3rd last out, beaten 2½ lengths. Chad Brown gets good results with second-time starters. Comes back fresh after a 15-month break.
- 5Top pickCounter MoveMarin S · Weaver George
Why Counter Move: Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close. Comes in off a win at 11-1. Has hit the board in 5 of his last 6 starts.
- 7Top pickPink CaratsFresu A · Ward Wesley A
Why Pink Carats: Unraced filly by Shancelot who shows ability in the morning. Trainer Wesley Ward has a strong record with dirt runners. By Shancelot, and bred to handle the sprint.
- 3Top pickScottish BrittanyDavis D · Abreu Jorge R
Why Scottish Brittany: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as her lately. Ran 2nd last out, beaten 2 lengths. By McKinzie, and bred to handle the sprint.
- 4Top pickSay Wallahi BroMarin S · Brown Chad C
Why Say Wallahi Bro: Unraced filly by Slumber*GB who shows ability in the morning. Turf pedigree through Slumber*GB suits the switch. Chad Brown gets good results with route runners.
- 1Top pickStorm MiamiRodriguez J · Green Amelia J
Why Storm Miami: Narrowly the fastest on recent figures. Gets an easier spot than last time. Proven on turf with 2 wins.
- 7Top pickDonegal LusterSantana R Jr · Pletcher Todd A
Why Donegal Luster: Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures. Finished 3rd in his last start, 4 lengths behind the winner. Trainer Todd Pletcher has a strong record with dirt runners.
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- 2Top pickSequentialRivera L R Jr · Noda Orlando
Why Sequential: Fits on speed with the best of this group. Ran 2nd last out, beaten a nose. Finished in the top three in 5 of 6 recent races.
Value play11 Art Fair Bet at 9-2 or higher
The kind of contender the betting tends to underrate. Finds a softer field today. Trainer Horacio De Paz has a strong record with sprinters stretching out.
- 11Top pickAporiaMarin S · Clement Miguel
Why Aporia: Has improved in each of the last three starts. Closes well, and the early fight up front should come back to her. Was only a nose from winning last time.
Value play9 Vajra Bet at 7-1 or higher
Dismissed at 20-1 in her last start, but fits this field. On the upswing, getting better every time out. Was only a length from winning last time.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Viable Asset, Best Girl Magic
- 4Top pickAnd the Runner IsFresu A · Casse Mark
Why And the Runner Is: Sits just off the pace, so he can work out a trip either way. Steps down in class off a stakes. By Oscar Performance, and bred to handle the sprint.
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How are the Belmont Park picks made?
Every horse is rated by the TracksideProfits handicapping model: speed figures, current form and the likely pace first, then trainer and jockey, distance and surface fit and pedigree, then class, layoffs and workouts.
What does "Bet at 6-1 or higher" mean on a value play?
It is the lowest price at which the value play is worth a bet based on our win estimate. If the horse is shorter than that at post time, the value is gone.
What if one of the picks scratches?
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