Belmont Park Race 2 Results & Payouts – Oct 15, 2026

Belmont Park Race 2 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	8 Private DesireJonathan Nolasco · T: Thomas Morley	$5.26	$3.28	$2.86
2	3 Picture ThisRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Steve Klesaris	–	$6.62	$5.68
3	5 Big Hat WillieRajiv Maragh · T: Lolita Shivmangal	–	–	$4.54

Daily Double 6-8: $17.04 (pool $60,840)
Exacta 8-3: $26.04 (pool $137,704)
Quinella 3-8: $18.70 (pool $7,782)
Superfecta 8-3-5-7: $86.31 (pool $31,889)
Trifecta 8-3-5: $54.66 (pool $56,796)

Time 1:09.30 · Track fast · Also ran: Disarmed, Stewie, Trust Issues, Kid Billy, Burninhunkoflove

Race 2 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
2	Trust IssuesEnticed – Indian Cee	9-2	Reylu GutierrezT: Gregory Charlerie	126 lb
3	Picture ThisMunnings – Construe	8-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Steve Klesaris	126 lb	2
4	Kid BillyFlatter – Sheriffa	8-1	Antonio FresuT: Rudy Rodriguez	126 lb
5	Big Hat WillieFirst Samurai – Cleo's Krewe	6-1	Rajiv MaraghT: Lolita Shivmangal	126 lb	3
6	BurninhunkofloveMunnings – Sicaria	9-2	Flavien PratT: Orlando Noda	124 lb
7	DisarmedMaclean's Music – Saravati	20-1	Pedro PenaT: Rudy Rodriguez	117 lb
8	Private DesireConstitution – Brahms Cat	7-2	Jonathan NolascoT: Thomas Morley	114 lb	1
9	StewieExaggerator – Uniquely Mine	6-1	Manuel FrancoT: Mitchell Friedman	126 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.

Who we like in Belmont Park Race 2

Top pick8 Private Desire 7-2

The 7-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Ridden by Jonathan Nolasco.
Trainer Thomas Morley is 11-for-33 (33%) in New York, with horses in the money 64% of the time.
By Constitution out of Brahms Cat.

Value play7 Disarmed 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Pedro Pena has won 1 of 14 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez is 1-for-39 (3%) in New York, with horses in the money 31% of the time.
By Maclean's Music out of Saravati.

How our picks did

Top pick: Private Desire (7-2) won, paying $5.26 to win.
Value play: Disarmed (20-1) missed the board.

How Race 2 sets up

Private Desire is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with Trust Issues next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Disarmed, so the board has real depth.

Rudy Rodriguez sends out 2 runners (Kid Billy and Disarmed), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 23% wins from 86 mounts.

Forecast: rain showers, high of 75°F.

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