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Belmont Park race day, Thursday, Oct 1, 2026: our picks and the full card

Belmont Park runs 8 races on Thursday, with first post at 2:10 PM ET. Below is every race with its conditions, our top pick and our value play, then the best bet of the day.

All 8 Belmont Park races at a glance

RacePost (ET)ConditionsTop pickValue playResult
Race 12:10 PM6 1/2 Furlongs dirtAllowance Optional ClaimingStreet View 4-1Mascara 20-1Three Sixty ($22.04)
Race 22:42 PM1 1/16 Miles dirtAllowance Optional ClaimingNycon 7-2Brunch With Amy 20-1Kayla's Komet ($18.76)
Race 33:14 PM6 1/2 Furlongs dirtGrade 2 StakesSenza Parole 9-5Queen Jubilee 15-1R Disaster ($3.02)
Race 43:46 PM1 Mile turfGrade 3 StakesShelzawa (FR) 9-2Hand Over Heart 10-1Shelzawa (FR) ($6.80)
Race 54:17 PM6 Furlongs inner turfGrade 3 StakesTwenty Six Black 2-1Egyptian Mau (SAF) 20-1Egyptian Mau (SAF) ($64.10)
Race 64:48 PM7 Furlongs dirtGrade 3 StakesSenior Officer 2-1El Grande O 15-1T Kraft ($13.88)
Race 75:18 PM1 1/2 Miles turfGrade 1 StakesEl Cordobes (IRE) 2-1Asbury Park (GB) 15-1Minaret Station ($13.72)
Race 85:48 PM1 1/4 Miles inner turfGrade 2 StakesKathynmarissa 7-5Opulent Restraint (IRE) 30-1Kathynmarissa ($4.68)

Where we’d put our money at Belmont Park

Best bet: Kathynmarissa (7-5) in Race 8. The 7-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat. Jose Ortiz has won 5 of 12 rides (42%) at New York tracks in our records. Race 8 picks and odds

Betting Belmont Park from New York

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