Belmont Park Race 3 Results & Payouts – Oct 16, 2026

Belmont Park Race 3 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	8 PutonahappyfaceAntonio Fresu · T: Richard Dutrow, Jr.	$8.88	$5.08	$3.96
2	4 TwirlyManuel Franco · T: Mertkan Kantarmaci	–	$4.48	$4.02
3	5 Smokin Hot BlondeKatie Davis · T: James Kelley	–	–	$10.10

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

8 PutonahappyfaceAntonio Fresu · T: Richard Dutrow, Jr.

$8.88

$5.08

$3.96

4 TwirlyManuel Franco · T: Mertkan Kantarmaci

–

$4.48

$4.02

5 Smokin Hot BlondeKatie Davis · T: James Kelley

–

$10.10

Exacta 8-4: $19.22 (pool $198,030)

Trifecta 8-4-5: $159.90 (pool $85,704)

Pick 3 1-6-8: $120.86 (pool $64,017)

Daily Double 6-8: $20.17 (pool $33,544)

Superfecta 8-4-5-2: $137.51 (pool $50,719)

Time 1:46.59 · Track fast · Also ran: Mermaid, Nickel Saver, Queen Sally, Key Actress, Luckforyou

Race 3 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Key ActressMo Town – First Screening	3-1	Flavien PratT: Linda Rice	126 lb
2	MermaidCaravaggio – Deep Water Cay	2-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Ilkay Kantarmaci	122 lb
3	LuckforyouLookin At Lucky – Scat Maggie	30-1	Pedro PenaT: Jesus Romero	119 lb
4	TwirlyTwirling Candy – Estilo Femenino	6-1	Manuel FrancoT: Mertkan Kantarmaci	126 lb	2
5	Smokin Hot BlondeEnglish Channel – Birdlover*GB	20-1	Katie DavisT: James Kelley	126 lb	3
6	Nickel SaverCandy Ride*Arg – Penny Saver	7-2	Samuel MarinT: Philip Antonacci	122 lb
7	Queen SallySolomini – Flomar	15-1	Rajiv MaraghT: James Ferraro	122 lb
8	PutonahappyfaceMo Town – Acting Happy	4-1	Antonio FresuT: Richard Dutrow, Jr.	126 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 3 at Belmont Park

Top pick2 Mermaid 2-1

The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 30 of 211 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Ilkay Kantarmaci is 9-for-76 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
By Caravaggio out of Deep Water Cay.

Value play3 Luckforyou 30-1

At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Pedro Pena has won 3 of 50 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Jesus Romero.
By Lookin At Lucky out of Scat Maggie.

Longshot5 Smokin Hot Blonde 20-1

A 20-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Katie Davis has won 4 of 77 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by James Kelley.
By English Channel out of Birdlover*GB.

How our picks did

Top pick: Mermaid (2-1) missed the board.
Value play: Luckforyou (30-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Smokin Hot Blonde (20-1) finished third.

How Race 3 sets up

Mermaid is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Key Actress next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Luckforyou, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 144 mounts.

Forecast: chance rain, high of 55°F.

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