Belmont Park Race 5 Results & Payouts – Oct 17, 2026

Belmont Park Race 5 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	5 Mission ImprobableEdgard Zayas · T: Rodolphe Brisset	$6.66	$3.56	$2.20
2	3 Billionaires RowRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Ilkay Kantarmaci	–	$7.06	$3.42
3	4 Bite and StrikeJose Lezcano · T: Linda Rice	–	–	$2.10

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

5 Mission ImprobableEdgard Zayas · T: Rodolphe Brisset

$6.66

$3.56

$2.20

3 Billionaires RowRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Ilkay Kantarmaci

–

$7.06

$3.42

4 Bite and StrikeJose Lezcano · T: Linda Rice

–

$2.10

Exacta 5-3: $26.20 (pool $203,260)

Trifecta 5-3-4: $26.46 (pool $95,818)

Pick 3 1-6-5: $199.04 (pool $38,461)

Pick 4 3-1-6-5: $331.54 (pool $87,275)

Pick 5 6-3-1-6-5: $701.27 (pool $274,163)

Daily Double 6-5: $14.07 (pool $41,236)

Superfecta 5-3-4-1: $31.77 (pool $48,888)

Time 1:09.72 · Track good · Also ran: John Jay, Global Prosperity, Vacation Dance

Race 5 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	John JayHard Spun – Taper This	20-1	Luis Rivera, Jr.T: Patrick McBurney	126 lb
3	Billionaires RowMunnings – Souper Scatdaddle	10-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Ilkay Kantarmaci	126 lb	2
4	Bite and StrikeLiam's Map – Bernadetta	3-1	Jose LezcanoT: Linda Rice	126 lb	3
5	Mission ImprobableImprobable – Pay Off	9-2	Edgard ZayasT: Rodolphe Brisset	126 lb	1
6	Vacation DanceThe Lieutenant – Matinee Express	10-1	Antonio FresuT: Orlando Noda	126 lb
8	Global ProsperityGlobal Campaign – Prosperite	8-1	Javier CastellanoT: Linda Rice	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 5

Top pick4 Bite and Strike 3-1

The 3-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Jose Lezcano has won 19 of 174 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Linda Rice is 22-for-120 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 49% of the time.
By Liam's Map out of Bernadetta.

Value play6 Vacation Dance 10-1

At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 171 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Orlando Noda is 3-for-11 (27%) in New York, with horses in the money 45% of the time.
By The Lieutenant out of Matinee Express.

Longshot3 Billionaires Row 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
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 Munnings out of Souper Scatdaddle.

How our picks did

Top pick: Bite and Strike (3-1) finished third.
Value play: Vacation Dance (10-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Billionaires Row (10-1) finished second.

Belmont Park Race 5 analysis: pace, price and connections

Bite and Strike is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Mission Improbable next at 9-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on John Jay, so the board has real depth.

Linda Rice sends out 2 runners (Bite and Strike and Global Prosperity), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Javier Castellano has the best New York strike rate in our records: 18% wins from 116 mounts.

Forecast: sunny, high of 59°F.

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