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Belmont Park picks and entries: Friday, Oct 9, 2026

Belmont Park runs 9 races on Friday, with first post at 1:10 PM ET. Below is every race with its conditions, our top pick and our value play, then the best bet of the day.

Belmont Park race-by-race picks

RacePost (ET)ConditionsTop pickValue playResult
Race 11:10 PM1 Mile turfAllowance Optional ClaimingGrowth Trajectory (GB) 9-5Getting Serious 8-1Good Long Cry ($8.16)
Race 21:43 PM6 Furlongs dirtAllowance Optional ClaimingCity Blocks 2-1Pinky Brier 10-1Kay Cup ($8.08)
Race 32:16 PM7 Furlongs dirtMaiden ClaimingSuited Connectors 3-1Iwokeuplikethis 20-1Mischievous Jo ($20.38)
Race 42:49 PM1 Mile turfMaiden Special WeightDoves and Hawks 2-1Princess Amari 12-1Princess Amari ($43.50)
Race 53:23 PM1 1/16 Miles dirtClaimingExpensive Cut 9-2Sanzio 20-1Ambition ($10.96)
Race 63:57 PM6 1/2 Furlongs inner turfMaiden Special WeightBorago 7-2Businessisbusiness 8-1Miracle Morrow ($11.44)
Race 74:31 PM1 1/16 Miles turfMaiden Optional ClaimingAll Show 9-5Bobby's Honour 15-1Illustrating ($11.18)
Race 85:05 PM1 Mile dirtStarter AllowanceAdrian 5-2Ur Desire 15-1Adrian ($7.00)
Race 95:38 PM6 Furlongs inner turfMaiden ClaimingMidtown Mischief 3-1Ms Nikki D 50-1Luckbeourlady ($26.82)

Our Belmont Park best bet and value play

Best bet: Growth Trajectory (GB) (9-5) in Race 1. The 9-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat. Flavien Prat has won 20 of 86 rides (23%) at New York tracks in our records. Race 1 picks and odds

Value play of the day: Ms Nikki D (50-1) in Race 9. At 50-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.

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