Belmont Park Horse Racing Picks for Sunday 7/2/23

The Belmont Spring/Summer Meet continues through July 9, and the Sunday, July 2 card includes 10 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. Technical Analysis and Haughty, Race 3

FanDuel Racing Odds: 1/1 and 5/2
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Race 3 is the $150,000 Perfect Sting Stakes for older fillies and mares at 1-mile on the turf. Technical Analysis (1/1) is the even money favorite and top pick of numberFire and Guaranteed Tip Sheet with leading jockey Jose Ortiz riding. She ran the highest last race speed figure and drops in class. She's also one of three runners in the race for leading trainer Chad Brown, who saddles Haughty (5/2) with Flavien Prat up and major improvement in the first half mile of her last Grade 2 race.

Customer List (7/2) and the meet top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. should be closing late and has plenty of speed to run down others.

2. Souffle and Shotgun Patsy, Race 5

FanDuel Racing Odds: 8/5 and 2/1
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Race 5 is a Maiden Special Weight for fillies and mares sprinting 6 furlongs. Both numberFire and GTS picks the favorite Souffle (8/5) to win with Manny Franco riding for leading rainer Christophe Clement. She's sired by the great Candy Ride and is 0-for-3 but fired a best-of-63 bullet work here two weeks ago.

Shotgun Patsy (2/1) is the main contender and gets first time Lasix in her debut for trainer Bill Mott.

3. No More Talk and First Deputy, Race 8

FanDuel Racing Odds: 5/2 and 7/2
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Race 8 is a Claiming Race for older horses at 7 furlongs. First Deputy (7/2) is a won contender according to numberFire and GTS. But Guaranteed Tip Sheet makes No More Talk (5/2) a best bet with Jose Ortiz riding from the outside 8 post. He's won 3 races this year including his last two with a top 96 speed figure.

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