Belmont Park Race 5 Results & Payouts – Oct 16, 2026

Belmont Park Race 5 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	10 Worth Waiting ForJose Lezcano · T: Robert Reid, Jr.	$19.80	$7.26	$4.62
2	3 Boer WarRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: George Weaver	–	$5.54	$3.46
3	7 Summer BrotherManuel Franco · T: Kenneth McPeek	–	–	$3.06

Exacta 10-3: $48.38 (pool $230,155)
Trifecta 10-3-7: $84.08 (pool $103,267)
Pick 3 8-4-10: $134.46 (pool $37,751)
Pick 4 6-8-4-10: $264.40 (pool $112,361)
Pick 5 1-6-8-4-10: $2,307.42 (pool $297,585)
Daily Double 4-10: $24.76 (pool $41,717)
Superfecta 10-3-7-2: $135.02 (pool $57,712)

Time 1:12.19 · Track fast · Also ran: Riddle Me This, Fire Marshal, Gus's Boy, Shake My Hand, Papa Vegas, Justin Knows All

Race 5 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Fire MarshalFire At Will – Camilla	7-2	Samuel MarinT: Michael Maker	123 lb
2	Riddle Me ThisOlympiad – Just Read It	10-1	Dylan DavisT: Michael Trombetta	123 lb
3	Boer WarWar Dancer – My Cousin Martha	9-2	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: George Weaver	123 lb	2
4	Papa VegasHonest Mischief – Bahama Banks	15-1	Pedro PenaT: Antonio Arriaga	116 lb
6	Gus's BoyMucho Macho Man – Fancy Boss	8-1	Edgard ZayasT: Domenick Schettino	123 lb
7	Summer BrotherRaging Bull*Fr – Durable Goods	4-1	Manuel FrancoT: Kenneth McPeek	123 lb	3
8	Shake My HandDrain the Clock – Secret Mission	15-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Bruce Brown	123 lb
9	Justin Knows AllVekoma – Rebecca's Surprise	12-1	Antonio FresuT: Rudy Rodriguez	123 lb
10	Worth Waiting ForCharlatan – Brooks House	8-1	Jose LezcanoT: Robert Reid, Jr.	123 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 5 at Belmont Park

Top pick7 Summer Brother 4-1

Priced at 4-1 on the morning line.
Manuel Franco has won 47 of 222 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Kenneth McPeek is 4-for-29 (14%) in New York, with horses in the money 52% of the time.
By Raging Bull*Fr out of Durable Goods.

Value play6 Gus's Boy 8-1

At 8-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Edgard Zayas has won 22 of 141 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Domenick Schettino is 3-for-14 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 36% of the time.
By Mucho Macho Man out of Fancy Boss.

Longshot2 Riddle Me This 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Dylan Davis has won 12 of 172 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Michael Trombetta is 5-for-23 (22%) in New York, with horses in the money 48% of the time.
By Olympiad out of Just Read It.

How our picks did

Top pick: Summer Brother (4-1) finished third.
Value play: Gus's Boy (8-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Riddle Me This (10-1) missed the board.

How Race 5 sets up

Fire Marshal is the 7-2 morning-line favorite, with Summer Brother next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Shake My Hand, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 222 mounts.

Forecast: chance rain, high of 55°F.

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