Belmont Park Race 1 Results & Payouts – Sep 24, 2026

Belmont Park Race 1 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	2 Carpet CityManuel Franco · T: Kenneth McPeek	$6.40	$3.62	$2.86
2	7 J'ray's JewelJose Lezcano · T: William Mott	–	$3.88	$2.70
3	1 Secret ConnectionDylan Davis · T: Jeremiah Englehart	–	–	$6.44

Exacta 2-7: $10.52 (pool $194,328)
Superfecta 2-7-1-4: $144.26 (pool $49,035)
Trifecta 2-7-1: $49.26 (pool $85,759)

Time 1:35.04 · Track firm · Also ran: Ciao Baby, Coursiere, Tappin Magic, Baby Dancer, Welcome Road, Lauren's Time, The Paper Lady, Decimal Point, G I Jen

Race 1 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Secret ConnectionConnect – Very Charming	15-1	Dylan DavisT: Jeremiah Englehart	123 lb	3
2	Carpet CityMaximus Mischief – Candy On the Rocks	7-2	Manuel FrancoT: Kenneth McPeek	123 lb	1
3	Tappin MagicTacitus – My Magic Moment	10-1	Ruben SilveraT: Edward Barker	123 lb
4	Ciao BabyCentral Banker – Popstar	20-1	Christopher ElliottT: James Ryerson	123 lb
5	Baby DancerWar Dancer – Exact Change	30-1	Katie DavisT: Melanie Giddings	123 lb
6	Lauren's TimeYaupon – Big Time Lady	5-1	Flavien PratT: Chad Brown	123 lb
7	J'ray's JewelOscar Performance – J'ray	4-1	Jose LezcanoT: William Mott	123 lb	2
8	The Paper LadyKarakontie*Jpn – Considerate	12-1	Edgard ZayasT: James Ferraro	123 lb
9	Welcome RoadQuality Road – Welcoming	8-1	Antonio FresuT: Miguel Clement	123 lb
10	Decimal PointMind Control – Maid of Heaven	5-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Lisa Bartkowski	123 lb
11	CoursiereSolomini – Timberlea	20-1	Luis Rivera, Jr.T: David Donk	123 lb
12	G I JenWar Dancer – Colonel Jen	20-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Carlos Martin	123 lb

M/L is the track handicapper’s morning line. Live tote odds replace it near post; results and $2 payouts appear once the race is official.

Who we like in Belmont Park Race 1

Top pick2 Carpet City 7-2

The 7-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Manuel Franco has won 32 of 157 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Kenneth McPeek is 3-for-18 (17%) in New York, with horses in the money 33% of the time.
By Maximus Mischief out of Candy On the Rocks.

Value play5 Baby Dancer 30-1

At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Katie Davis has won 2 of 55 rides (4%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Melanie Giddings is 4-for-22 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
By War Dancer out of Exact Change.

Longshot3 Tappin Magic 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Ruben Silvera has won 2 of 34 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Edward Barker.
By Tacitus out of My Magic Moment.

How our picks did

Top pick: Carpet City (7-2) won, paying $6.40 to win.
Value play: Baby Dancer (30-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Tappin Magic (10-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 1 field

Carpet City is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with J'ray's Jewel next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Baby Dancer, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 26% wins from 94 mounts.

Forecast: rain likely, high of 71°F.

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