Belmont Park Race 1 Results & Payouts – Oct 3, 2026

Belmont Park Race 1 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	7 Mystik BayouRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Kenneth McPeek	$14.56	$4.96	$3.70
2	3 Tap Our WayFlavien Prat · T: Chad Brown	–	$2.68	$2.56
3	4 Election HeroManuel Franco · T: Chad Brown	–	–	$5.90

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

7 Mystik BayouRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Kenneth McPeek

$14.56

$4.96

$3.70

3 Tap Our WayFlavien Prat · T: Chad Brown

–

$2.68

$2.56

4 Election HeroManuel Franco · T: Chad Brown

–

$5.90

Exacta 7-3: $16.39 (pool $143,908)

Superfecta 7-3-4-6: $58.22 (pool $31,987)

Trifecta 7-3-4: $59.53 (pool $62,453)

Time 1:42.03 · Track fast · Also ran: Le Patron, Mystrix, Squadron, Obliterated

Race 1 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	MystrixGood Magic – Meta Mu	9-5	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Danny Gargan	123 lb
3	Tap Our WayTapit – Yawkey Way	2-1	Flavien PratT: Chad Brown	123 lb	2
4	Election HeroEarly Voting – Sexy Dream	8-1	Manuel FrancoT: Chad Brown	123 lb	3
5	ObliteratedGun Runner – Willow*Ire	12-1	Dylan DavisT: James Ryerson	123 lb
6	Le PatronAmerican Pharoah – La Sirena	30-1	Antonio FresuT: William Mott	123 lb
7	Mystik BayouWells Bayou – Ma'am	4-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Kenneth McPeek	123 lb	1
8	SquadronMaxfield – Youcan'tcatchme	10-1	Jose LezcanoT: William Mott	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 pick3 Tap Our Way 2-1

Priced at 2-1 on the morning line.
Flavien Prat has won 24 of 94 rides (26%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Chad Brown is 24-for-93 (26%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
By Tapit out of Yawkey Way.

Value play6 Le Patron 30-1

At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Antonio Fresu has won 11 of 102 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer William Mott is 3-for-43 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 42% of the time.
By American Pharoah out of La Sirena.

Longshot8 Squadron 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Jose Lezcano has won 11 of 104 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer William Mott is 3-for-43 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 42% of the time.
By Maxfield out of Youcan'tcatchme.

How our picks did

Top pick: Tap Our Way (2-1) finished second.
Value play: Le Patron (30-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Squadron (10-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 1 field

Mystrix is the 9-5 morning-line favorite, with Tap Our Way next at 2-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Le Patron, so the board has real depth.

Chad Brown sends out 2 runners (Tap Our Way and Election Hero), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

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

Forecast: rain showers likely, high of 66°F.

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