Belmont Park Race 8 Results & Payouts – Oct 1, 2026

Belmont Park Race 8 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	9 KathynmarissaJose Ortiz · T: Chad Brown	$4.68	$3.08	$2.80
2	3 Sunlit Uplands (IRE)Rossa Ryan · T: Stuart Williams	–	$6.22	$4.22
3	1 Evershed (IRE)Dylan Davis · T: Arnaud Delacour	–	–	$9.38

Pick 3 1-5-9: $102.90 (pool $360,811)
Pick 4 4-1-5-9: $3,071.15 (pool $367,757)
Pick 5 5/7-4-1-5-9: $22,377.13 (pool $635,047)
Pick 6 5/6-5/7-4-1-5-9: $151.01
Pick 6 5/6-5/7-4-1-5-9: $35,414.45 (pool $167,078)
Daily Double 5-9: $17.95 (pool $267,181)
Exacta 9-3: $15.43 (pool $531,736)
Superfecta 9-3-1-8: $176.71 (pool $136,838)
Trifecta 9-3-1: $62.96 (pool $257,470)

Time 2:00.58 · Track firm · Also ran: Favorite Memory (GB), Fionn, Gezora (FR), Storm Miami (IRE), Cathedral (GB), Esna (IRE), Silvology, Opulent Restraint (IRE)

Race 8 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Evershed (IRE)ChurchillIre – BalankiyaIre	12-1	Dylan DavisT: Arnaud Delacour	126 lb	3
2	Storm Miami (IRE)Blue PointIre – Cosmic LoveGB	15-1	John VelazquezT: Amelia Green	126 lb
3	Sunlit Uplands (IRE)Sands of MaliFr – IllicoGB	6-1	Rossa RyanT: Stuart Williams	126 lb	2
4	Gezora (FR)Almanzor*Fr – Germance	6-1	Junior AlvaradoT: William Mott	126 lb
5	Esna (IRE)StarmanGB – DubaiIre	15-1	Jamie SpencerT: Brian Meehan	122 lb
6	FionnTwirling Candy – Gaelic Gold	12-1	Manuel FrancoT: Brad Cox	126 lb
7	Opulent Restraint (IRE)Dubawi*Ire – Significant Form	30-1	Javier CastellanoT: William Mott	126 lb
8	Favorite Memory (GB)Frankel*GB – Smart Change	20-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Cherie DeVaux	126 lb
9	KathynmarissaAmerican Pharoah – La Dalila*Chi	7-5	Jose OrtizT: Chad Brown	126 lb	1
10	Cathedral (GB)Too Darn HotGB – War And PeaceGB	9-2	Flavien PratT: Chad Brown	126 lb
11	SilvologyBlame – Silviculture	20-1	Antonio FresuT: Claude McGaughey III	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.

NY.bet picks for Race 8 at Belmont Park

Top pick9 Kathynmarissa 7-5

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.
Trainer Chad Brown is 22-for-88 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
By American Pharoah out of La Dalila*Chi.

Value play11 Silvology 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Antonio Fresu has won 11 of 100 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Claude McGaughey III is 6-for-17 (35%) in New York, with horses in the money 65% of the time.
By Blame out of Silviculture.

Longshot6 Fionn 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Manuel Franco has won 30 of 149 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Brad Cox is 5-for-22 (23%) in New York, with horses in the money 50% of the time.
By Twirling Candy out of Gaelic Gold.

How our picks did

Top pick: Kathynmarissa (7-5) won, paying $4.68 to win.
Value play: Silvology (20-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Fionn (12-1) missed the board.

Belmont Park Race 8 analysis: pace, price and connections

Kathynmarissa is the 7-5 morning-line favorite, with Cathedral (GB) next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Opulent Restraint (IRE), so the board has real depth.

William Mott sends out 2 runners (Gezora (FR) and Opulent Restraint (IRE)), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Jose Ortiz has the best New York strike rate in our records: 42% wins from 12 mounts.

Forecast: chance rain showers, high of 84°F.

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