It’s the last weekend at Belmont Park before Saratoga starts up next week. We’ll break down our best bets for a few of the graded-stakes races taking place today.
Race Information:
- Track: Belmont Park
- Location: Elmont, New York, United States
- Event Name: Suburban Stakes
- Event Grade: Grade II
- Race: 5
- Post Time: 3:09 PM ET
- Length: 1 1/4 Miles
- Purse: $350,000
- Division: Open | Four Year Olds And Upward
- Surface: Dirt
- Wagers: Exacta ($1), Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Double ($1) 5 & 6, Pick 3 ($1) (5-7), Mandatory Payout Pick 5 (.50) (5-9)
Field:
| Post Position | Horse | ML Odds |
| 1 | Tonal Impact | 4-1 |
| 2 | Red Run | 5-1 |
| 3 | Clapton | 6-1 |
| 4 | Charge It | 3-5 |
| 5 | Unbridled Bomber | 6-1 |
Patrick Gates’ Picks:
WIN: (1) Tonal Impact, (3) Clapton
Eric Rocco’s Picks:
WIN: (3) Clapton
Race Information:
- Track: Belmont Park
- Location: Elmont, New York, United States
- Event Name: Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes
- Event Grade: Grade I
- Race: 8
- Post Time: 4:43 PM ET
- Length: 1 1/4 Miles
- Purse: $500,000
- Division: Fillies | Northern Hemisphere, And Southern Hemisphere Fillies Three-years-old Foaled After August 1, 2019 And Before July 31, 2020
- Surface: Inner Turf
- Wagers: Exacta ($1), Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Double ($1) 8 & 9, Pick 3 ($1) (8-10), Grand Slam ($1) (8-11), Late Pick 5 (.50) (8-12)
Field:
| Post Position | Horse | ML Odds |
| 1 | Mission of Joy | 2-1 |
| 2 | Strikingly Spun | 15-1 |
| 3 | Speirling Beag (IRE) | 8-1 |
| 4 | Papilio (IRE) | 4-1 |
| 5 | Prerequisite | 5-1 |
| 6 | Be Your Best (IRE) | 10-1 |
| 7 | Aspray | 6-1 |
| 8 | Freydis the Red (IRE) | 15-1 |
| 9 | Aspen Grove (IRE) | 8-1 |
Patrick Gates’ Picks:
EXACTA: 4, 5, 7 / 1
Eric Rocco’s Picks:
WIN: (7) Aspray
Race Information:
- Track: Belmont Park
- Location: Elmont, New York, United States
- Event Name: Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes
- Event Grade: Grade I
- Race: 10
- Post Time: 5:49 PM ET
- Length: 1 1/4 Miles
- Purse: $750,000
- Division: Open | Northern Hemisphere, And Southern Hemisphere Three-Year-Olds Foaled After August 1, 2019 And Before July 31, 2020
- Surface: Inner Turf
- Wagers: Exacta ($1), Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Double ($1) 10 & 11, Pick 3 ($1) (10-12)
Field:
| Post Position | Horse | ML Odds |
| 1 | Mendelssohns March | 30-1 |
| 2 | Boppy O | 12-1 |
| 3 | Cyber Ninja | 30-1 |
| 4 | Webslinger | 9-2 |
| 5 | Far Bridge | 4-1 |
| 6 | Silver Knott (GB) | 6-1 |
| 7 | Wizard of Westwood | 15-1 |
| 8 | Kalik | 5-1 |
| 9 | Mondego (GB) | 20-1 |
| 10 | Redistricting (GB) | 8-1 |
| 11 | The Foxes (IRE) | 7-2 |
Patrick Gates’ Picks:
WIN: (11) The Foxes
Eric Rocco’s Picks:
WIN: (5) Far Bridge
Race Information:
- Track: Belmont Park
- Location: Elmont, New York, United States
- Event Name: Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes
- Event Grade: Grade III
- Race: 11
- Post Time: 6:21 PM ET
- Length: 6 1/2 Furlongs
- Purse: $175,000
- Division: Fillies | Three-years-old
- Surface: Dirt
- Wagers: Exacta ($1), Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Double ($1) 11 & 12
Field:
| Post Position | Horse | ML Odds |
| 1 | Interpolate | 5-1 |
| 2 | Dazzling Blue | 5-1 |
| 3 | Vahva | 8-1 |
| 4 | Adeliese’s Smile | 30-1 |
| 5 | Maple Leaf Mel | 9-5 |
| 6 | Downtown Mischief | 8-1 |
| 7 | Topsy | 12-1 |
| 8 | Red Carpet Ready | 3-1 |
Patrick Gates’ Picks:
WIN: (8) Red Carpet Ready
Eric Rocco’s Picks:
WIN: (5) Maple Leaf Mel
Best of luck, and as always you can find us on Twitter @GatorBetting and @TrustRocco. Any feedback whether positive or negative is always encouraged.
