Free Picks for Belmont Park - 10/29/21

Race one at Belmont Park on Friday is a six and one-half furlongs maiden special weight sprint contest on the dirt track for fillies aged two years with a purse of $70,000 and seven runners lining up. 5 Miss Invincible ran well on her debut to finish fourth at Delaware earlier in the month and she can improvefor the experience and the application of blinkers. 6 Mostly Harmless has finished third on both her career starts with the latest being chalked up given she met with trouble at half-way. With a bit more luck she could get off the mark. 2 Diamond Status looked to need the experience when finishing sixth on debut, starting slowly. The longer trip here will suit and blinkers can find some improvement so she’s not overlooked. 6 MOSTLY HARMLESS to win, Exacta 6-5

Race two at Belmont Park on Friday is a one and one-sixteenth mile claiming race on the dirt track open to horses three years old and upwards with a purse of $72,000 and six runners in the field. 1 Croation was made to work hard to register his latest victory at Monmouth Park last month but ought to remain competitive and should give another good account. 5 Chris And Dave has plenty of winning form to his name, claiming victory at this venue in June and running well in defeat since, probably finding the trip too far here last time. He’s back at a more suitable distance and eases in class so a big run wouldn’t come as shock. 6 Vintage Hollywood won two starts ago and ran better than his form figure when sixth last time here. He won in a higher grade here back in May and a repeat of that run would give him solid claims. 1 CROATION to win, Exacta 1-5

Race three at Belmont Park on Friday is a seven furlongs maiden special weight race on the dirt track for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards with a purse of $90,000 and eight runners lining up. 7 Lady Valentine has made the frame in three of her four starts which include finishing runner-up in a better race than this and her latest eighth of twelve runners is overlooked with blinkers on for the first time a potential source of improvement. 1 Violent Vixen had no luck in running last time out and is forgiven that effort. She had looked an improver when finishing third the time before and with a clearer run she could be the one. 3 My Sunny Valentine has been running well in defeat but finished behind Violent Vixen last time and she’ll do well to turn that form around. 7 LADY VALENTINE to win, Exacta 7-1

Race four at Belmont Park on Friday is a one and one-sixteenth mile allowance optional claiming race on the dirt track open to horses aged three years and upwards with a purse of $94,000 and six runners in the field. 6 Speaker’s Corner has won two of his four starts, most recently at Saratoga and he was disappointing when last seen although that came in a Grade One at Philadelphia Park in the Pennsylvania Derby. This is easier and with first-time blinkers deployed he could be hard to beat. 1 Backsideofthemoon has plenty of winning form to his name but none recently although he did run well in defeat when runner-up at this venue earlier in the month. He has solid claims of going one better. 2 First Constitution has had just two runs, finishing third when last seen although that was an improvement on his debut and he could progress again for all he has plenty to find on the book. 6 SPEAKER’S CORNER to win, Exacta 6-1

Race five at Belmont Park on Friday is a one mile maiden special weight race on the turf track for fillies aged two years with a purse of $90,000 and a field of sixteen runners facing the starter. 9 Miss You Ella shaped well on her debut to finish fourth over course and distance and she can improve for that experience to do better here. 11 Signora D’Oro is a debutante but hails from a family that has yielded Graded winners and she’s worth noting in the betting. 5 Missy Greer found only one too good on her debut at Belmont Park earlier in the month and as a half-sister to the smart Gronkowski she has to be feared with improvement expected on the back of that introduction. 5 MISSY GREER to win, Exacta 5-9

Race six at Belmont Park on Friday is a six and one-half furlongs maiden special weight race on the dirt track for horses aged two years old with a purse of $90,000 and seven runners lining up. 4 Red Line Overdrive is a debutant but could be up to making her mark at the first attempt as an expensive purchase and she has to be respected for a top stable. 5 Hagler shaped well on his first run to finish runner-up at this venue over five furlongs. He should appreciate the stiffer test here upped an extra furlong and with improvement likely could prove the one to beat. 1 Iconic Adventure is a full brother to the smart Ghostlighter and hailing from a good stable could make his presence felt in a tricky race to decipher. 5 HAGLER to win, Exacta 5-4

Race seven at Belmont Park on Friday is a six furlongs allowance optional claiming race on the inner turf track for fillies and mares aged three years and older with a purse of $85,000 and a field of fifteen runners. 3 Social Whirl is on a roll at present with wins in his last three starts and she could prove up to the task of a fourth win if having the race run to suit although she’ll be a hostage to fortune given her running style. 15 Jill’s A Hot Mess was thwarted in a hat-trick bid over seven furlongs here last month but she could bounce back returning to this less demanding test and she’s a major player. 4 Grudge is proving very consistent with four wins from her last six starts, the latest when landing short odds favoritism at Finger Lakes. She’s thriving at present and can’t be ignored. 3 SOCIAL WHIRL to win, Exacta 3-4

Race eight at Belmont Park on Friday is a six and one-half furlongs claiming sprint race on the dirt track for fillies and mares aged three years and over with a purse of $45,000 and a field of eleven runners. 4 Greatest Love has won her last two starts and could land the hat-trick dropping in class. She’s a four-time winner in all and scored comfortably last month so she could prove hard to beathere. 9 Guns Blazing was beaten behind Greatest Love last time at Monmouth and should be in the mix although she’ll have work to do to win. 11 Cazilda Fortytales has been consistent in recent runs, winning last time out here with a wide margin success. She’ll be suited by this extended trip and makes her first start for a new yard upped in class so can play a part. 4 GREATEST LOVE to win, Exacta 4-9

Race nine at Belmont Park on Friday is a seven furlongs stakes race on the turf track for horses aged three years and upwards with a purse of $100,000 and fourteen runners line up. 5 Pulsate found only one too good in a better race than this last time out and he had won the time before over six furlongs at this venue. He can improve stepping up in trip while tackling a slightly easier race and he can get back to winning ways. 6 Flavius won two starts ago before finishing fifth in a Grade Three latest over further than this. He could do better back down in distance and he should make his presence felt. 4 Emaraaty won last time out at Saratoga, scoring comfortably and while this looks tougher he can get involved if building on that outing which was his first in five months. 5 PULSATE to win, Exacta 5-4

Race ten at Belmont Park on Friday is a six furlongs maiden claiming race for fillies aged two years old with a purse of $45,000 and a field of thirteen runners. 13 Write The Check was well-beaten when finishing runner-up last time but that was a step forward from her debut and the winner of that last race looked smart. She can get off the mark here with experience on her side and improvement expected. 8 Bells On Her Toes has had two runs, finishing fourth when last seen over course and distance and behind reopposing Write The Check. First-time blinkers are applied now and the headgear could see her finish closer this time although she has a bit more to do. 4 Jet Set Juliet makes her debut but she’s related to a decent winning family and represents a stable going well at present so she could make her presence felt. 13 WRITE THE CHECK to win, Exacta 13-8