Belmont Park Race 8 Results & Payouts – Oct 4, 2026

Belmont Park Race 8 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	9 Gate to WireJavier Castellano · T: Todd Pletcher	$8.12	$4.48	$2.48
2	1 SuremeanttoobePaco Lopez · T: Michael Trombetta	–	$8.04	$4.00
3	2 Captain CookRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Todd Pletcher	–	–	$2.18

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

9 Gate to WireJavier Castellano · T: Todd Pletcher

$8.12

$4.48

$2.48

1 SuremeanttoobePaco Lopez · T: Michael Trombetta

–

$8.04

$4.00

2 Captain CookRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Todd Pletcher

–

$2.18

Exacta 9-1: $41.25 (pool $224,194)

Trifecta 9-1-2: $48.87 (pool $102,480)

Pick 3 4-4-9: $247.82 (pool $37,105)

Daily Double 4-9: $26.06 (pool $38,766)

Superfecta 9-1-2-3: $24.95 (pool $65,113)

Time 1:15.44 · Track fast · Also ran: Vettriano, Barb, Breslau, Mischievous M

Race 8 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	SuremeanttoobeComplexity – Suremeantto	12-1	Paco LopezT: Michael Trombetta	126 lb	2
2	Captain CookPractical Joke – Pow Wow Wow	7-5	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Todd Pletcher	124 lb	3
3	VettrianoLiam's Map – Darby Blush	12-1	Manuel FrancoT: Linda Rice	124 lb
4	Mischievous MRunhappy – Forever Loyal	5-1	Jose LezcanoT: Norm Casse	126 lb
7	BreslauViolence – Curlin N Twirlin	12-1	Dylan DavisT: Michael Miceli	126 lb
8	BarbCandy Ride*Arg – Classic Point	10-1	Rajiv MaraghT: Adrianne DeVaux	126 lb
9	Gate to WireMunnings – Sansibar Jewel	6-1	Javier CastellanoT: Todd Pletcher	124 lb	1

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 pick2 Captain Cook 7-5

The 7-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 21 of 149 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Todd Pletcher is 3-for-47 (6%) in New York, with horses in the money 36% of the time.
By Practical Joke out of Pow Wow Wow.

Value play3 Vettriano 12-1

At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Manuel Franco has won 31 of 150 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Linda Rice is 13-for-72 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
By Liam's Map out of Darby Blush.

Longshot1 Suremeanttoobe 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Paco Lopez has won 4 of 24 rides (17%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Michael Trombetta is 2-for-13 (15%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
By Complexity out of Suremeantto.

How our picks did

Top pick: Captain Cook (7-5) finished third.
Value play: Vettriano (12-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Suremeanttoobe (12-1) finished second.

Breaking down the Race 8 field

Captain Cook is the 7-5 morning-line favorite, with Mischievous M next at 5-1. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.

Todd Pletcher sends out 2 runners (Captain Cook and Gate to Wire), 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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