Belmont Park Race 7 Results & Payouts – Oct 21, 2026

Belmont Park Race 7 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	7 Long Legged QueenRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Joseph Lee	$15.32	$7.12	$4.46
2	2 Carmen AmaliaDalila Rivera · T: David Donk	–	$30.38	$10.92
3	8 AperitifAntonio Fresu · T: Elizabeth Merryman	–	–	$2.70

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

7 Long Legged QueenRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Joseph Lee

$15.32

$7.12

$4.46

2 Carmen AmaliaDalila Rivera · T: David Donk

–

$30.38

$10.92

8 AperitifAntonio Fresu · T: Elizabeth Merryman

–

$2.70

Pick 3 4-3-7: $46.94 (pool $19,685)

Daily Double 3-7: $16.08 (pool $35,457)

Exacta 7-2: $248.39 (pool $149,600)

Superfecta 7-2-8-1: $417.32 (pool $35,057)

Trifecta 7-2-8: $421.00 (pool $67,874)

Grand Slam 2/4/6-4/5/6/8-2/3/6-7: $8.08 (pool $22,982)

Time 1:08.15 · Track firm · Also ran: Arinata, Now Or Nevermore, Kaaterskill, Vernon Valley, Denver's Alley

Race 7 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	ArinataPractical Joke – Curlin's Truth	7-2	Flavien PratT: Linda Rice	121 lb
2	Carmen AmaliaCombatant – Sapphire Sky	10-1	Dalila RiveraT: David Donk	123 lb	2
3	Now Or NevermoreHonest Mischief – Celebrate Now	6-1	Rocco BowenT: Chris Banks	123 lb
4	KaaterskillSolomini – Catsquill	20-1	Pedro PenaT: Bob Dunham	117 lb
5	Denver's AlleyAlgorithms – Hug Doc	6-1	Javier CastellanoT: Michael Lerman	124 lb
6	Vernon ValleyVekoma – Sinister Siren	9-2	Jose LezcanoT: William Mott	121 lb
7	Long Legged QueenDaddy Long Legs – Peace Queen	5-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Joseph Lee	124 lb	1
8	AperitifVino Rosso – Big Thrill	5-2	Antonio FresuT: Elizabeth Merryman	126 lb	3

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 pick8 Aperitif 5-2

The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 175 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Elizabeth Merryman is 2-for-8 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
By Vino Rosso out of Big Thrill.

Value play4 Kaaterskill 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Pedro Pena has won 3 of 53 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Bob Dunham.
By Solomini out of Catsquill.

Longshot2 Carmen Amalia 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Dalila Rivera has won 2 of 27 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer David Donk is 2-for-25 (8%) in New York, with horses in the money 32% of the time.
By Combatant out of Sapphire Sky.

How our picks did

Top pick: Aperitif (5-2) finished third.
Value play: Kaaterskill (20-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Carmen Amalia (10-1) finished second.

Belmont Park Race 7 analysis: pace, price and connections

Aperitif is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Arinata next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Kaaterskill, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 150 mounts.

The turf is listed as firm. Forecast: mostly sunny, high of 64°F.

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