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Belmont Park picks and entries: Thursday, Oct 8, 2026

The Belmont Park card for Thursday, Oct 8, 2026 has 9 races starting at 1:10 PM ET. We picked every race; click any race for the full field, odds and reasoning.

Belmont Park card: post times, conditions and picks

RacePost (ET)ConditionsTop pickValue playResult
Race 11:10 PM1 Mile dirtMaiden Special WeightMoonlit 2-1Flying Hawley 8-1Moonlit ($7.64)
Race 21:43 PM1 1/8 Miles inner turfMaiden Special WeightPay the Piper 5-2Old Time Rocknroll 15-1Pay the Piper ($4.62)
Race 32:16 PM1 1/16 Miles dirtStarter AllowanceEz Roll 5-2Paul's Recovery 30-1Sidearm ($12.56)
Race 42:49 PM1 1/16 Miles turfMaiden Special WeightKotlikoff 5-2Nothingbutnitro 50-1My Togo ($17.52)
Race 53:23 PM1 Mile dirtMaiden ClaimingFightforallegiance 2-1Mr R T 30-1Salvation ($6.30)
Race 63:57 PM1 1/8 Miles inner turfAllowanceCoach Ryan 9-5Sweet Tone 50-1Coach Ryan ($4.78)
Race 74:31 PM1 1/16 Miles turfMaiden Optional ClaimingGeorge St. 5-2Executive Force 30-1Hunting Goodwill ($21.82)
Race 85:05 PM6 Furlongs dirtAllowance Optional ClaimingParty in the Army 3-1Unbroken Chain 20-1Factually Correct ($18.44)
Race 95:38 PM1 Mile dirtClaimingLexington Pike 6-1Good Bali 30-1Lexington Pike ($6.04)

Our Belmont Park best bet and value play

Best bet: Coach Ryan (9-5) in Race 6. The 9-5 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. Race 6 picks and odds

Value play of the day: Nothingbutnitro (50-1) in Race 4. At 50-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.

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