Belmont Park Horse Racing Picks for Monday 7/3/23

The Belmont Spring/Summer Meet continues through July 9, and holiday racing continues on Monday, July 3 with 9 races. Post time is 1:05 p.m. ET from Belmont Park. Get in the game with mobile betting on FanDuel Sportsbook.

As always, check the program for scratches and changes, and monitor the weather and track conditions with potential rain in the forecast.

(I will reference Equibase's Speed Figure in selected races, which tells you how fast a horse has been running in each of its races -- adjusted for track, distances, and conditions).

Belmont Park Betting Picks

According to numberFire horse racing projections and Guaranteed Tip Sheet (GTS), these are some of the best bets to make at FanDuel Racing today. The best value option will not necessarily be the top pick(s).

The June 10th Belmont Stakes winner was Arcangelo, who closed at 8/1 odds and completed a 3-for-3 in the Late Pick 3.

The May 26 picks at Belmont produced two top play winners, but both as favorites. On Sat., May 27 at Belmont, FanDuel Racing top picks went 3-for-3 including a $2 exacta payoff for $89 in Race 9. FanDuel Racing's May 19 picks at Pimlico went 3-for-3 and produced an 11/1 winner on Taxed in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes that also paid $190 on a $2 exacta bet.

1. Colloquy and Safalows Mission, Race 6

FanDuel Racing Odds: 5/2 and 3/1
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Race 6 is an Allowance race with eight state-bred runners going 1-mile. Both numberFire and Guaranteed Tip Sheet pick the favorite Colloquy (5/2) to win ahead of Safalows Mission (3/1) for the meets top trainer Linda Rice.

2. Ice Road and Baltasar, Race 7

FanDuel Racing Odds: 5/2 and 4/1
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Race 7 is a Starter Allowance at 7 furlongs, and numberFire's data has Ice Road (5/2) winning ahead of Skylander (12/1) and Baltasar (4/1), who is a best bet of Guaranteed Tip Sheet.

Baltasar makes his 2023 debut and finished in-the-money in five of his last six starts. Ice Road finished runner-up a month ago off a layoff and well clear of third-place finisher Skylander. Top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. takes over this time on this well-bred son of Keen Ice.

3. Dakota Gold and Cold Hard Cash, Race 8

FanDuel Racing Odds: 2/1 and 5/1
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Race 8 is the $125,000 Hudson Valley Stakes for older state-breds at 1-mile on the turf. The meets top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. rides the favorite Dakota Gold (2/1), who is a top win contender per numberFire and Guaranteed Tip Sheet. His brother Jose Ortiz rides leading win contender Jerry the Nipper (5/2) for leading trainer Todd Pletcher, and numberFire also rates Cold Hard Cash (5/1) as a top pick to win as he droips in class for the meets top trainer Linda Rice.

Dakota Gold ran better fractions last out and has a bullet work since. Hush of a Storm (6/1) and jockey Flavien Prat went wire to wire in his last and could improve in his third start after a layoff. Jerry the Nipper has a win and a second by a nose on Belmont turf.

Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.