Belmont Park Race 2 Results & Payouts – Oct 18, 2026

Belmont Park Race 2 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	3 Shadow DragonKendrick Carmouche · T: Gustavo Rodriguez	$26.02	$8.72	$4.76
2	5 Sunday BoyChristopher Elliott · T: James Ryerson	–	$5.00	$2.96
3	4 CaddiemasterManuel Franco · T: Linda Rice	–	–	$2.78

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

3 Shadow DragonKendrick Carmouche · T: Gustavo Rodriguez

$26.02

$8.72

$4.76

5 Sunday BoyChristopher Elliott · T: James Ryerson

–

$5.00

$2.96

4 CaddiemasterManuel Franco · T: Linda Rice

–

$2.78

Daily Double 2-3: $51.59 (pool $64,282)

Exacta 3-5: $39.35 (pool $108,206)

Quinella 3-5: $15.44 (pool $5,519)

Superfecta 3-5-4-2: $37.05 (pool $26,343)

Trifecta 3-5-4: $79.55 (pool $47,689)

Time 1:34.85 · Track fast · Also ran: Dear Chairman, Berning Beauty, Palace Boss

Race 2 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
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	1
4	CaddiemasterLiam's Map – Democrat Taxes	5-2	Manuel FrancoT: Linda Rice	126 lb	3
5	Sunday BoyCentral Banker – Lady Daphne	2-1	Christopher ElliottT: James Ryerson	122 lb	2
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 47 of 222 rides (21%) 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 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.
Jonathan Nolasco has won 1 of 8 rides (13%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Horacio De Paz is 8-for-38 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 55% of the time.
By Laoban out of Queen Victoria.

How our picks did

Top pick: Caddiemaster (5-2) finished third.
Value play: Palace Boss (10-1) missed the board.

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: 22% wins from 144 mounts.

The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: sunny, high of 59°F.

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