R3 Belmont Park · Maiden Claiming $35,000

12:50 PM ET · 6 Furlongs Dirt · $49,000 · 8 runners12:50 PM · 6f Dirt · 8 runners

Upcoming $49K · Maiden Claiming $35,000

Card modelCard model MediumFormLast 3 figsTier · angles
  1. 1Angie's Angel▼K. Davis · J. FerraroDavis · FerraroB-3 3730-1Fair 30-13%—-3 37B▼ Best fig 37 is 5+ under today's par 75

    Card model 3% · Fair odds 30-1 · Our #7 · Tier B · Last 3 figs -3 37

    ▼ Best fig 37 is 5+ under today's par 75
    Jockey Katie Davis 31% career 1-for-26 on dirt this meet (4%) · Trainer James W Ferraro 36% career 1-for-13 on dirt this meet (8%)
    Also today · Jockey R2: Catch A Tiger 20-1, R7: First To Engage 5-1, R8: First Call Bob 12-1, R9: One More Guitar 20-1 · Trainer this race: Adroit 20-1
    60D LAYOFFLASIX 1ST3 WORKS IN 30 DAYS

    Last out was 8th, 33 lengths behind the winner, in a 10-horse maiden claiming $35,000 race at SAR. Best recent figure is 37, well under the 75 par for this level.

    EVEN PACE No style on record, so the setup says little about it.
    WORKS SHARP Active work pattern for this group, 3 works in 30d and the last 8d back
    RECORD Bays win 16% here vs 13% for all horses (293 starts)

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    8/26SAR7f DfsMd350008th/10 -33L-340-1bEased; bled; equ amb
    9/14BAQ6f TfsMdSpWt7th/7 -23L3752-1bOff slw; brush gate st
  2. 2Our Sweet Harpie▼▼P. Pena · S. KlesarisPena · KlesarisB37 688-1Fair 12-18%—37 68B▼ Best fig 68 is 5+ under today's par 75▼ 2nd off a layoff after a poor return (37 vs 68)

    Card model 8% · Fair odds 12-1 · Our #4 · Tier B · Last 3 figs 37 68

    ▼ Best fig 68 is 5+ under today's par 75▼ 2nd off a layoff after a poor return (37 vs 68)
    Jockey Pedro Pena 25% career 2-for-18 on dirt this meet (11%) · Trainer Steve Klesaris 29% career 0-for-3 on dirt this meet
    Also today · Jockey R4: My Beauty Queen 12-1, R8: First Blessing 12-1, R10: Mambo Jazz 20-1

    A big drop, maiden special weight to maiden claiming $35,000, and worth asking why. Shortens up to 6 furlongs after going 7 furlongs.

    EVEN PACE No style on record, so the setup says little about it.
    WORKS LIGHT Thin work schedule next to this field: 1 work in 30d, last one 6d ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/10BEL7f DfsMdSpWt8th/8 -16L376.6-1b LBmpst;4w;retreat;eased
    7/21DEL5½f DMSW6th/8 -9½L6812-1LNo speed;late interest
  3. 3Tiffany's Gem▼★S. Marin · H. BondMarin · BondA67 62 50▲▲+11@trip 676-1Fair 7-112%▲▲ Big jump +11 · career best67 62 50@trip 67A▼ Best fig 67 is 5+ under today's par 75★ Best at the trip 673

    Card model 12% · Fair odds 7-1 · Our #3 · Tier A · Form ▲▲ Big jump +11 · career best · Best fig at today's trip 67 (3 tries) · Last 3 figs 67 62 50

    ▼ Best fig 67 is 5+ under today's par 75★ Best at the trip 67
    Jockey Samuel Marin 33% career 7-for-49 on dirt this meet (14%) · Trainer Harold James Bond 23% career 0-for-2 on dirt this meet
    Also today · Jockey R1: Sir Duke 8-5, R2: Counter Move 3-1, R4: Quoted 9-2, R5: Say Wallahi Bro 3-1 +5 more
    60D LAYOFF4 WORKS IN 30 DAYS

    Freshened 134 days, longer than anything else in the field. Watch how its recent works look. Has moved up each time out, 50 to 62 to 67.

    EVEN PACE The shape is neutral for this one. (early-speed points: 3)
    WORKS SHARP Fit-looking prep next to these rivals: 4 works in 30d, last 6d ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    6/18BAQ6f DfsMd350002nd/3 -4½L676.0-1LToss head brk;ins turn
    4/16AQU6f DfsMd350005th/6 -10L629.8-1b LChased ins; weakened
    11/22AQU6f DfsMdSpWt7th/7 -9½L5030-1bOff slw; lunged 2x st
  4. 4AdroitLSR. Maragh · J. FerraroMaragh · FerraroB60 59 65►≡20-1Fair 20-15%► Steady60 59 65 ≡BLS

    Card model 5% · Fair odds 20-1 · Our #5 · Tier B · Form ► Steady · ≡ Steady figures 57–65 · Last 3 figs 60 59 65

    LS

    Longshot read: 20-1 on the morning line, and the model has it at 5% against a line of 4%. A read, not a bet.

    Jockey Rajiv Maragh 27% career 0-for-18 on dirt this meet (0%) · Trainer James W Ferraro 36% career 1-for-13 on dirt this meet (8%)
    Also today · Jockey R4: Quiet Storm 8-1, R7: Call Attendant 12-1, R8: Luz De Guia 15-1, R9: Mezcal Mama 15-1 +2 more · Trainer this race: Angie's Angel 30-1
    CLASS DROP

    Tops the field on speed figures, an 86 against 80 for the next best. Maiden through 6 starts.

    EVEN PACE Style isn't established yet, so how it fits this shape is open.
    WORKS LIGHT Light on works against these rivals (1 work in 30d, last 6d back)
    RECORD Bays win 16% here vs 13% for all horses (293 starts)

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/9BEL7f DfsMd350007th/11 -15L6033-1b LChased 2-3w; tired
    9/30BEL1 1/16 DfsMd5000010th/11 -10L5915-1b LChased inside; tired
    9/7SAR5½f TfsMd500007th/12 -12L6528-1b LFractious gate;bmp3/16
  5. 5Sparks Will Fly▲J. Lezcano · L. RiceLezcano · RiceA80 59@trip 592-1Fair 5-229%—80 59@trip 59A▲ Last fig 80 at/above par 751

    Card model 29% · Fair odds 5-2 · Our #1 · Tier A · Best fig at today's trip 59 (1 tries) · Last 3 figs 80 59

    ▲ Last fig 80 at/above par 75
    Jockey Jose Lezcano 33% career 9-for-60 on dirt this meet (15%) · Trainer Linda Rice 37% career 13-for-68 on dirt this meet (19%) ★ hot
    Also today · Jockey R1: Originality 2-1, R2: Tall Paul 20-1, R5: Early And Often 8-1, R6: Starship Athena 8-1 +3 more

    Beaten 1½ lengths for 2nd in an 11-horse maiden claiming $35,000 race at BEL. Back to 6 furlongs off a 7 furlongs race.

    EVEN PACE No pace advantage either way, so this comes down to trip and class. (early-speed points: 2)
    TROUBLED TRIP Chart note from last time: 5w upper; ran on. A trip worth forgiving, though the number already carries it.
    WORKS LIGHT Few works lately, 1 work in 30d and the last 28 days ago
    RECORD Jose Lezcano from post 5 here: 2 wins, 8 top-3 in 16 rides · 10% wins from all posts here

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/9BEL7f DfsMd350002nd/11 -1½L804.9-1L5w upper; ran on
    9/4SAR6f DfsMdSpWt6th/8 -4L595.6-1L4p turn;6p1/4;no rally
  6. 6Quell▲R. Santana Jr. · R. RibaudoSantana Jr. · RibaudoA78 63 61▲▲+15@trip 614-1Fair 4-119%▲▲ Big jump +15 · career best78 63 61@trip 61A▲ Last fig 78 at/above par 752

    Card model 19% · Fair odds 4-1 · Our #2 · Tier A · Form ▲▲ Big jump +15 · career best · Best fig at today's trip 61 (1 tries) · Last 3 figs 78 63 61

    ▲ Last fig 78 at/above par 75
    Jockey Ricardo Jr Santana 13-for-90 on dirt this meet (14%) · Trainer Robert J Ribaudo 16% career 0-for-1 on dirt this meet
    Also today · Jockey R1: Legal Gambit 3-1, R2: Hamilton's Way 8-1, R4: Buzzer Beater 5-1, R5: Double Max 7-2 +5 more
    CLASS DROP★ FASTEST WORK

    Figures are climbing: 61, 63, 78 over its last three. Posted the fastest 3F work of the morning on Oct 6, in :37.40.

    EVEN PACE The shape is neutral for this one.
    WORKS LIGHT Few works lately, 1 work in 30d and the last 24 days ago

    Last three races

    DateTrkDistClassFinishFigOddsEqTrip
    10/9BEL7f DfsMd350003rd/11 -4½L7819-1L2-3w upper; mild bid
    9/7SAR5½f TfsMd500009th/12 -11L6346-1LStmbld7/16;bmpd3/16
    5/22BAQ6f DMCL 35k6th/8 -10L613.8-1LSteady 1/2; weakened
  7. 7Pink CaratsA. Fresu · W. WardFresu · Ward?5-2Fair 5-116%—Debut?

    Card model 16% · Fair odds 5-1 · Our #6 · Tier ?

    Jockey Antonio Fresu 34% career 4-for-48 on dirt this meet (8%) · Trainer Wesley A Ward 36% career ★ hot
    Also today · Jockey R2: Tacticality 8-1, R4: Hot Night 8-1, R5: Fire Angel 6-1, R6: Princess Attitude 8-1 +4 more · Trainer R9: Di Natale 3-1

    Debut for a Shancelot youngster; the sire's listed stud fee is $7,000. Debut for a trainer who is 29% with first-timers, over 263 starts.

    EVEN PACE No running style on file yet, so the pace shape can't be applied to it.
    WORKS Average work schedule for this field (3 works in 30d, last 11d ago)

    Last three races

    First start. By Shancelot out of Show Me the Carats (More Than Ready)
    Trainer W. Ward: 1st-time starters: 29% wins, 59% in the money (263 starts)
    Jockey A. Fresu in sprints: 32 wins from 170 (19%)
    WorkTrkDistTimeHowRank
    10/19KEE5f1:02.40breezing4/6
    10/10KEE5f1:01.20breezing6/15
    9/30KEE4f:47.20breezing4/18from gate
    9/23KEE5f1:02.00breezing4/6
    8/30KEE5f1:04.80breezing4/4
  8. 8Fire BatonC. Elliott · J. RyersonElliott · Ryerson?6-1Fair 12-18%—Debut?

    Card model 8% · Fair odds 12-1 · Our #8 · Tier ?

    Jockey Christopher Elliott 35% career 4-for-49 on dirt this meet (8%) · Trainer James T Ryerson 27% career 1-for-6 on dirt this meet
    Also today · Jockey R2: Pineland 4-1, R5: Freshly Minted 15-1, R7: Like A Rock 10-1, R8: Tapwrits Temper 10-1 +3 more · Trainer R10: Zodiac Warrior 20-1

    Unraced; this barn has 44 first-time starters on record and wins 2% of them. It has been schooling from the gate (latest Oct 3).

    EVEN PACE No style on record, so the setup says little about it.
    WORKS SHARP Active work pattern for this group, 3 works in 30d and the last 6d back
    RECORD Bays win 16% here vs 13% for all horses (293 starts)

    Last three races

    First start. By Divining Rod out of Out First (Outwork)
    Trainer J. Ryerson: 1st-time starters: 2% wins, 27% in the money (44 starts)
    Jockey C. Elliott in sprints: 28 wins from 279 (10%)
    WorkTrkDistTimeHowRank
    10/24BEL5f1:01.60breezing6/7
    10/10BEL4f:50.00breezing48/87
    10/3BEL4f:48.80breezing15/74from gate
    9/19BEL4f:51.00breezing68/96
    9/12BEL4f:49.60breezing83/195

▲ / ▼ angle for / against · ★ best figure at the trip · LS longshot read · 1 2 3 = our top three · A B C tiers · ▲ ► ▼ form · ≡ ↕ steady / up-and-down. Tap a row for its notes, a name for the horse's page. Analysis only. Pace: hard to project, too many first-time starters.

How to read these marks
1 2 3
Our top three by the card model's win chance. Tap “Our order” to sort by it.
Win %, Fair
The card model's chance to win, and the odds that chance works out to with no takeout. Fair is green when the model rates the horse above its morning line (the line scaled to add up to 100%).
Tier A B C ?
The field ranked on recent speed figures and the morning line together: A = top three, B = next three, C = the rest, ? = no figures yet.
71 60 72
Last three speed figures, newest first. “@trip 75” = best figure at today's distance (within 30 yards) on this surface.
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Form: last figure against the average of the three before it. ▲ = up 3 or more, ▲▲ = up 8 or more, ► = within 3, ▼ / ▼▼ = down. The number is the difference.
≡ ↕
≡ steady: the last four figures sit close together. ↕ up-and-down: they swing widely.
★
Best figure in the field at today's distance and surface, from two or more tries, not tied. When that horse isn't in our top three it gets a “Distance horse” note above the field.
▲ ▼ chips
Handicapping angles for or against the horse. LS = longshot read: 8-1 or more on the morning line and the model rates it higher than that line.

These marks describe the past performances. None of them is proven to beat the odds: in our test of 100 handicapping angles, nothing did better than the final odds, and the morning-line favourite wins more races than our top-ranked horse. Read them as notes, not as a reason to bet.

Race conditions and our readpace, conditions, story
¼½FINISHSTART6 FURLONGS · DIRT · main1-turn · chute start

BELMONT PARK · RACE 3

UPCOMING

Maiden Claiming $35,000

Field
8 runners
Purse
$49,000
Post
12:50 PM ET
Pace
Tactical / Honest
Card model top pick
#5 · 29%

Maiden Claiming, for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, restricted to state-bred (registered) horses.

Maiden claiming — for horses that have never won, and every starter is also for sale at the claiming price. Typically the easiest class of race.

● Track record at 6 Furlongs: 67.66

The shape is the story here: the early pace looks honest rather than contested — expect a fairly run race where class and trip decide it, not pace collapse.

Our number tops on #5 Sparks Will Fly (early speed, M/L 2-1). Recent figures: 80 · 59. It hit the board last time and stays in form. Backup is #6 Quell at 4-1. Use #3 Tiffany's Gem in exotic structures.

What would change our mind: a key scratch that reshapes the early pace, a sharp turf-to-dirt or surface switch off the rail, or live money showing up on a horse the board had dismissed. Watch the tote late.

At a glance: model vs the morning line

At a glance

  • Market favourite #5 SPARKS WILL FLY (2-1) — our number agrees.
  • #5 SPARKS WILL FLY — our top number on the card, about right at the windows (26.4% to their 25.7%).
  • #7 PINK CARATS — our #6 number, about right at the windows (20.5% to their 22.1%).
  • #6 QUELL — our #2 number, about right at the windows (17.4% to their 15.4%).

Model vs the morning line · analysis, not advice

  • The model and the morning line roughly agree on this field.
Pacewho goes to the front

Pace

Tactical / Honest. Balanced shape: 1-2 speed, supporting pressers, closers in play. Trip wins out.

Likely leader: #3 Tiffany's Gem; pressure from #5 Sparks Will Fly.

Lead
3Tiffany's Gem915Sparks Will Fly84
Press
none
Stalk
none
Close
6Quell77
No style yet
1Angie's Angel872Our Sweet Harpie864Adroit717Pink Carats8Fire Baton

Number = last-race early-pace figure. Green border = the shape helps; red = it works against.

Early speed and closing figures, horse by horse

Early Pace · E1 figure · front runners

3
Tiffany's Gem
91
5
Sparks Will Fly
84

Closing Kick · late-pace figure

6
Quell
8
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