Belmont Park Race 2 Odds, Picks & Results – Oct 18, 2026

Belmont Park Race 2 picks, odds and entries: allowance optional claiming, 1 Mile dirt

Post 1:43 PM ET1 Mile · DirtPurse $108,000Allowance Optional Claiming3 Year Olds And UpSunny 59°F

Belmont Park Race 2 (1:43 PM ET) is a 1 Mile dirt allowance optional claiming with 6 runners and a $108,000 purse. Caddiemaster (5-2) heads our card, with Palace Boss (10-1) our value play. Odds update toward post, and results post here once the race is official.

Belmont Park Race 2 field and morning-line odds

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt
1	Palace BossLaoban – Queen Victoria	10-1	Jonathan NolascoT: Horacio De Paz	114 lb
2	Dear ChairmanSpun to Run – Aunt Chippy	7-2	Flavien PratT: Linda Rice	126 lb
3	Shadow DragonArmy Mule – Fire Assay	6-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Gustavo Rodriguez	126 lb
4	CaddiemasterLiam's Map – Democrat Taxes	5-2	Manuel FrancoT: Linda Rice	126 lb
5	Sunday BoyCentral Banker – Lady Daphne	2-1	Christopher ElliottT: James Ryerson	122 lb
6	Berning BeautyBernardini – The Giant's Beauty	4-1	Katie DavisT: Charlton Baker	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.

NY.bet picks for Race 2 at Belmont Park

Top pick4 Caddiemaster 5-2

Priced at 5-2 on the morning line.
Manuel Franco has won 30 of 149 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Linda Rice is 13-for-72 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
By Liam's Map out of Democrat Taxes.

Value play1 Palace Boss 10-1

At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Ridden by Jonathan Nolasco.
Trainer Horacio De Paz is 2-for-18 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 39% of the time.
By Laoban out of Queen Victoria.

Belmont Park Race 2 analysis: pace, price and connections

Sunday Boy is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Caddiemaster next at 5-2. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.

Linda Rice sends out 2 runners (Dear Chairman and Caddiemaster), 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: sunny, high of 59°F.

Race 2 betting strategy: where the value is

For a straight bet, Palace Boss is the price play at 10-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Caddiemaster and Palace Boss costs $2.

Morning-line odds are the track handicapper’s forecast, not the final price. Pari-mutuel odds move with the money until the gates open.

Where to bet Race 2 legally in NY

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