Belmont Park Race 2 Results & Payouts – Sep 30, 2026

Belmont Park Race 2 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	6 Heavenly LightFlavien Prat · T: Linda Rice	$6.46	$5.02	$2.90
2	2 Curlin's MagicJonathan Nolasco · T: Marcelo Arenas	–	$14.52	$4.64
3	5 Miss LaoSilvestre Gonzalez · T: Mertkan Kantarmaci	–	–	$2.84

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

6 Heavenly LightFlavien Prat · T: Linda Rice

$6.46

$5.02

$2.90

2 Curlin's MagicJonathan Nolasco · T: Marcelo Arenas

–

$14.52

$4.64

5 Miss LaoSilvestre Gonzalez · T: Mertkan Kantarmaci

–

$2.84

Daily Double 4-6: $44.68 (pool $70,355)

Exacta 6-2: $46.06 (pool $111,196)

Quinella 2-6: $27.59 (pool $6,534)

Superfecta 6-2-5-9: $62.27 (pool $33,711)

Trifecta 6-2-5: $69.14 (pool $46,700)

Consolation Double 4-3: $15.67

Time 1:31.40 · Track fast · Also ran: Ah Ca Ira, Looks First, Securitylightning, Santagata

Race 2 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	SecuritylightningMaximum Security – Rosesandlightning	8-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Wayne Potts	126 lb
2	Curlin's MagicGood Magic – Exes N Ohs	20-1	Jonathan NolascoT: Marcelo Arenas	114 lb	2
4	SantagataMastery – Luddite	30-1	Christian MaraghT: Chetram Bhigroog	117 lb
5	Miss LaoLaoban – Miss Nancy	5-1	Silvestre GonzalezT: Mertkan Kantarmaci	126 lb	3
6	Heavenly LightCity of Light – Heavenly Score	4-1	Flavien PratT: Linda Rice	126 lb	1
8	Looks FirstMor Spirit – Spinning Looks	7-2	Manuel FrancoT: Horacio De Paz	126 lb
9	Ah Ca IraMaximum Security – Broad Stripes	6-1	Christopher ElliottT: Linda Dixon	126 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.

Our Belmont Park Race 2 picks

Top pick8 Looks First 7-2

The 7-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Manuel Franco has won 49 of 225 rides (22%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Horacio De Paz is 8-for-38 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 55% of the time.
By Mor Spirit out of Spinning Looks.

Value play4 Santagata 30-1

At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Christian Maragh has won 1 of 12 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Chetram Bhigroog.
By Mastery out of Luddite.

Longshot2 Curlin's Magic 20-1

A 20-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Jonathan Nolasco has won 1 of 8 rides (13%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Marcelo Arenas is 1-for-8 (13%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
By Good Magic out of Exes N Ohs.

How our picks did

Top pick: Looks First (7-2) missed the board.
Value play: Santagata (30-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Curlin's Magic (20-1) finished second.

Belmont Park Race 2 analysis: pace, price and connections

Looks First is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with Heavenly Light next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Santagata, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 225 mounts.

Forecast: mostly cloudy, high of 75°F.

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