Belmont Park Race 7 Results & Payouts – Oct 18, 2026

Belmont Park Race 7 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	9 EpitaphJavier Castellano · T: Wayne Potts	$28.18	$9.36	$5.18
2	3 Red StateManuel Franco · T: Brad Cox	–	$3.64	$3.18
3	8 Seeker's HopeFlavien Prat · T: Gustavo Rodriguez	–	–	$3.62

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

9 EpitaphJavier Castellano · T: Wayne Potts

$28.18

$9.36

$5.18

3 Red StateManuel Franco · T: Brad Cox

–

$3.64

$3.18

8 Seeker's HopeFlavien Prat · T: Gustavo Rodriguez

–

$3.62

Pick 3 3-4-9: $423.66 (pool $25,640)

Daily Double 4-9: $159.01 (pool $40,768)

Exacta 9-3: $55.24 (pool $170,385)

Consolation Pick 3 3-2-9: $46.41

Superfecta 9-3-8-6: $69.25 (pool $53,000)

Trifecta 9-3-8: $98.80 (pool $89,152)

Grand Slam 1/2/5-3/5/7/8-1/2/3/4-9: $42.62 (pool $31,742)

Time 1:09.49 · Track fast · Also ran: Special Ops, Celestial Glaze, Lexington Pike, Gold Luck, Mike's Magic

Race 7 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	On the HillFed Biz – Lavender Hill	SCR	Edgard ZayasT: H. James Bond
2	Lexington PikeLexitonian – Awesome Clue	15-1	Pedro PenaT: James Ferraro	116 lb
3	Red StateCity of Light – Wear Red	9-5	Manuel FrancoT: Brad Cox	126 lb	2
4	Mike's MagicFrosted – Smile More	20-1	Jonathan NolascoT: Marcelo Arenas	116 lb
5	Gold LuckGoldencents – Countess d'Oro	5-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Rob Atras	126 lb
6	Special OpsIndependence Hall – Jehan	8-1	Dylan DavisT: Bruce Brown	123 lb
7	Celestial GlazeFrosted – Butterfly Soul	6-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Gustavo Rodriguez	126 lb
8	Seeker's HopeMcKinzie – Sweet Talkin	4-1	Flavien PratT: Gustavo Rodriguez	126 lb	3
9	EpitaphCountry House – Barb's On Edge	12-1	Javier CastellanoT: Wayne Potts	126 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.

Our Belmont Park Race 7 picks

Top pick3 Red State 9-5

The 9-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Manuel Franco has won 47 of 222 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Brad Cox is 10-for-33 (30%) in New York, with horses in the money 55% of the time.
By City of Light out of Wear Red.

Value play4 Mike's Magic 20-1

At 20-1 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 Marcelo Arenas is 1-for-8 (13%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
By Frosted out of Smile More.

Longshot9 Epitaph 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Javier Castellano has won 21 of 116 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Wayne Potts is 2-for-22 (9%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
By Country House out of Barb's On Edge.

How our picks did

Top pick: Red State (9-5) finished second.
Value play: Mike's Magic (20-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Epitaph (12-1) won, paying $28.18 to win.

How Race 7 sets up

Red State is the 9-5 morning-line favorite, with Seeker's Hope next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Mike's Magic, so the board has real depth.

Gustavo Rodriguez sends out 2 runners (Celestial Glaze and Seeker's Hope), 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.

1 horse has scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.

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