Check out my Thursday (9-24-26) Belmont Park Race 5 analysis below.
BEL 5 (Alw-105k/1x, NY-bred F&M, 8f dirt) – Post Time 3:30 PM ET
Primary – #4 LIBERTY’S SPECIAL, #10 Unlock the Value
Secondary – #1 Fedupwiththefed, #7 Full Pour
Horse Comments:
#4 Liberty’s Secret (3-1) was unplaced as a 53-1 longshot in her dirt sprint bow (September 2025), and she was part of the trifecta in all three starts this year. She tries a longer distance and reunites with her winning rider Dylan Davis.
#10 Unlock the Value (2-1) romped in the slop in her Saratoga debut at this distance July 30, and she raced wide from the outside post and was beaten 18 lengths in the Fleet Indian at 1 1/8 miles Aug. 21. She cuts back in distance and goes back on lasix, and Manny Franco sticks with Chad Brown’s Rock Your World filly.
#1 Fedupwiththefed (6-1) reconnects with Flavien Prat and he guided this one to a runner-up finish at this distance at Saratoga Aug. 15. She pressed and weakened at 6.5f Aug. 29 and getting back out to a mile might help.
#7 Full Pour (10-1) stalked the pace and graduated at one mile in January. She went off form after that and two of her below par efforts were on turf. She returned to dirt, stumbled badly at the start, and ran on for the show at one mile Aug. 15 (Fedupwiththefed 2nd). Mark Hennig is a profitable 20% with his third off a layoff starters.
Wagers:
#4 to win
Exacta box 4-10
Trifecta 4-10/1-4-7-10/1-4-7-10
September 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Sept. 3 – Unbinding/Hey Lil Lady/Nikolina Trifecta ($77.60)
Sept. 4 – Daytona Diamond ($3.00), Trifecta ($32.60)
Sept. 5 – Magnificat ($4.80), Quinella ($17.40)
Sept. 7 – Medoro ($8.60), Exacta ($20.40), Trifecta ($182.00)
Sept. 8 – Jesse/Bonafide Exacta ($18.80)
Sept. 13 – Dustem Too ($7.20)
Sept. 14 – Duration ($8.20), Exacta ($21.60)
Sept. 16 – Bob’s Carrot ($6.98)
Sept. 19 – San Siro ($8.60), Exacta ($18.00)
Sept. 20 – Jasmina ($4.00)
Sept. 23 – Memory/Pagode Exacta ($39.28)
*All winning wagers based on $2 payoffs unless noted otherwise.
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