Belmont Park Race 3 Results & Payouts – Oct 4, 2026

Belmont Park Race 3 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	6 I Need a MiracleJavier Castellano · T: George Weaver	$16.36	$7.98	$5.52
2	2 Empress New GroovePaco Lopez · T: Saffie Joseph, Jr.	–	$4.14	$3.16
3	9 ZinaidaDylan Davis · T: Chad Brown	–	–	$6.86

Exacta 6-2: $26.89 (pool $192,898)
Trifecta 6-2-9: $146.33 (pool $71,163)
Pick 3 6-8-6: $47.69 (pool $70,794)
Daily Double 8-6: $11.39 (pool $34,032)
Superfecta 6-2-9-11: $273.92 (pool $39,742)

Time 1:09.26 · Track firm · Also ran: Amended Dreamer, Undercover Agent, Sweet Mackenzie, Curly Q Girl, Channelview, Pay the Bills (FR), Ilenas Kaz Way, Giant Sense

Race 3 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Curly Q GirlCurlin – Sweet Bliss	10-1	Jose LezcanoT: William Mott	123 lb
2	Empress New GrooveSeeking the Soul – Holy Empress	7-2	Paco LopezT: Saffie Joseph, Jr.	123 lb	2
3	Undercover AgentOmaha Beach – Under Serviced	5-1	Manuel FrancoT: Brad Cox	123 lb
4	Ilenas Kaz WayCharlatan – Party of Interest	6-1	Samuel MarinT: Steven Schauer	123 lb
5	ChannelviewCharlatan – So Darn Hot	6-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: George Weaver	123 lb
6	I Need a MiracleOmaha Beach – Filibustin	9-2	Javier CastellanoT: George Weaver	123 lb	1
7	Sweet MackenzieNyquist – Ice Cream	10-1	Christopher ElliottT: Jena Antonucci	126 lb
8	Pay the Bills (FR)Wootton BassettGB – AvocateGB	50-1	Favinho Villa PinoT: Richard Metivier	126 lb
9	ZinaidaCharlatan – Midnight Treasure	8-1	Dylan DavisT: Chad Brown	123 lb	3
10	Giant SenseStreet Sense – Giant Remex*Arg	30-1	Luis Rivera, Jr.T: Dimitrios Synnefias	123 lb
11	Amended DreamerConstitution – Windmill	15-1	Edgard ZayasT: Jena Antonucci	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.

NY.bet picks for Race 3 at Belmont Park

Top pick2 Empress New Groove 7-2

The 7-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Paco Lopez has won 4 of 24 rides (17%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. is 1-for-12 (8%) in New York, with horses in the money 42% of the time.
By Seeking the Soul out of Holy Empress.

Value play8 Pay the Bills (FR) 50-1

At 50-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Favinho Villa Pino has won 0 of 8 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Richard Metivier.
By Wootton Bassett*GB out of Avocate*GB.

Longshot1 Curly Q Girl 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 103 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer William Mott is 3-for-41 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 41% of the time.
By Curlin out of Sweet Bliss.

How our picks did

Top pick: Empress New Groove (7-2) finished second.
Value play: Pay the Bills (FR) (50-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Curly Q Girl (10-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 3 field

Empress New Groove is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with I Need a Miracle next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 50-1 on Pay the Bills (FR), so the board has real depth.

George Weaver sends out 2 runners (Channelview and I Need a Miracle), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 150 mounts.

Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 69°F.

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