Belmont Park Race 5 Results & Payouts – Oct 7, 2026

Belmont Park Race 5 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	2 Uncle GeneRajiv Maragh · T: Anthony Margotta, Jr.	$25.86	$11.18	$7.32
2	1 Max O NidasManuel Franco · T: Michelle Nevin	–	$4.14	$3.58
3	5 OguguaDalila Rivera · T: Rudy Rodriguez	–	–	$6.20

Exacta 2-1: $57.10 (pool $132,720)
Trifecta 2-1-5: $124.48 (pool $57,644)
Pick 3 7-6-2: $80.18 (pool $21,718)
Pick 4 7-7-3/6/7-2: $164.92 (pool $75,213)
Pick 5 3-7-7-3/6/7-2: $248.79 (pool $280,914)
Daily Double 6-2: $36.16 (pool $36,416)
Consolation Pick 3 7-3-2: $44.14
Superfecta 2-1-5-11: $120.28 (pool $33,076)

Time 1:18.68 · Track fast · Also ran: Papa Vegas, Loan Ranger, Medieval, Vapor Trail, Hotshotmcgilicudy, Maddenbleu, Wartoendallwars

Race 5 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Max O NidasDrain the Clock – Miselly	7-2	Manuel FrancoT: Michelle Nevin	123 lb	2
2	Uncle GeneDivining Rod – Stonerageous	15-1	Christian MaraghT: Anthony Margotta, Jr.	116 lb	1
3	Vapor TrailScalding – Chatelet	12-1	Christopher ElliottT: Mitchell Friedman	123 lb
5	OguguaVekoma – Foxtrot Sally	15-1	Dalila RiveraT: Rudy Rodriguez	123 lb	3
6	Loan RangerCentral Banker – Fort Drum	30-1	Luis Rivera, Jr.T: Melanie Giddings	123 lb
7	HotshotmcgilicudyOlympiad – Miss Red Delicious	4-1	Samuel MarinT: Brad Cox	123 lb
8	WartoendallwarsWar Dancer – I'm Authorized	30-1	Omar Hernandez MorenT: Wayne Potts	123 lb
10	MedievalWaiting – First Salute	20-1	Edgard ZayasT: Ilkay Kantarmaci	123 lb
11	Papa VegasHonest Mischief – Bahama Banks	8-1	Katie DavisT: Thomas Proctor	123 lb
12	MaddenbleuCupid – Speedy Analysis	12-1	Antonio FresuT: Richard Dutrow, Jr.	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.

Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks

Top pick1 Max O Nidas 7-2

The 7-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Manuel Franco has won 30 of 149 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Michelle Nevin is 4-for-18 (22%) in New York, with horses in the money 33% of the time.
By Drain the Clock out of Miselly.

Value play6 Loan Ranger 30-1

At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Luis Rivera, Jr. has won 0 of 32 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Melanie Giddings is 4-for-22 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
By Central Banker out of Fort Drum.

Longshot2 Uncle Gene 15-1

A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Christian Maragh has won 1 of 12 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Anthony Margotta, Jr..
By Divining Rod out of Stonerageous.

How our picks did

Top pick: Max O Nidas (7-2) finished second.
Value play: Loan Ranger (30-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Uncle Gene (15-1) won, paying $25.86 to win.

Belmont Park Race 5 analysis: pace, price and connections

Max O Nidas is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with Hotshotmcgilicudy next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Wartoendallwars, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 20% wins from 149 mounts.

Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 75°F.

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