Belmont Park Race 8 Results & Payouts – Oct 16, 2026

Belmont Park Race 8 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	2 AttfieldEdgard Zayas · T: Thomas Morley	$15.26	$7.42	$4.92
2	1 Final VerdictAntonio Fresu · T: Edward Barker	–	$6.14	$4.64
3	6 No EvidenceDylan Davis · T: Miguel Clement	–	–	$4.70

Exacta 2-1: $50.64 (pool $223,391)
Trifecta 2-1-6: $143.02 (pool $93,150)
Pick 3 5-2-2: $53.25 (pool $30,095)
Grand Slam 3/5/7/10-1/4/5/7-2/4/7-2: $44.97 (pool $36,363)
Daily Double 2-2: $22.49 (pool $44,889)
Superfecta 2-1-6-8: $173.70 (pool $52,016)

Time 1:10.56 · Track fast · Also ran: Amoudi Bay, Bosun, Heart Headed, Mischievous Angel, War Stride, Candytown

Race 8 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Final VerdictFinale – Premier Roma	6-1	Antonio FresuT: Edward Barker	124 lb	2
2	AttfieldVekoma – Graceful Witch	8-1	Edgard ZayasT: Thomas Morley	121 lb	1
4	War StrideTamarkuz – Mudreqah	12-1	Samuel MarinT: George Weaver	124 lb
5	BosunMidshipman – Kipling's Joy	4-1	Manuel FrancoT: Joe Sharp	126 lb
6	No EvidenceVekoma – Hidden Facts	9-2	Flavien PratT: Miguel Clement	126 lb	3
7	Mischievous AngelInto Mischief – Sabrina's Angel	20-1	Jose LezcanoT: Jorge Abreu	124 lb
8	Amoudi BayJimmy Creed – Santorini Moon	12-1	Javier CastellanoT: Lindsay Schultz	126 lb
9	Heart HeadedOscar Performance – La Malaguena	3-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Michael Maker	124 lb
10	CandytownSpeightstown – Candymakesmesmile	8-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Todd Pletcher	124 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 8

Top pick5 Bosun 4-1

Priced at 4-1 on the morning line.
Manuel Franco has won 30 of 149 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Joe Sharp is 6-for-21 (29%) in New York, with horses in the money 52% of the time.
By Midshipman out of Kipling's Joy.

Value play7 Mischievous Angel 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Jose Lezcano has won 11 of 103 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Jorge Abreu is 3-for-21 (14%) in New York, with horses in the money 33% of the time.
By Into Mischief out of Sabrina's Angel.

Longshot4 War Stride 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Samuel Marin has won 13 of 90 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer George Weaver is 5-for-31 (16%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% of the time.
By Tamarkuz out of Mudreqah.

How our picks did

Top pick: Bosun (4-1) missed the board.
Value play: Mischievous Angel (20-1) missed the board.
Longshot: War Stride (12-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 8 field

Heart Headed is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Bosun next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Mischievous Angel, so the board has real depth.

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

Forecast: chance rain, high of 55°F.

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