Belmont Park Race 5 Results & Payouts – Oct 22, 2026

Belmont Park Race 5 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	9 Great HappeningsKatie Davis · T: Jane McMahon	$6.82	$5.48	$3.88
2	1 Bocage BelleJose Ventura · T: Eduardo Maver, Jr.	–	$15.24	$9.42
3	5 It'sgoodtobequeenManuel Franco · T: Rob Atras	–	–	$4.84

Pick 3 4-7-9: $363.06 (pool $56,511)
Pick 4 1-4-4/5/6/7-9: $1,800.36 (pool $67,650)
Pick 5 1/5-1-4-4/5/6/7-9: $2,863.65 (pool $236,759)
Daily Double 7-9: $8.03 (pool $36,371)
Exacta 9-1: $61.06 (pool $170,409)
Superfecta 9-1-5-8: $96.90 (pool $43,970)
Trifecta 9-1-5: $224.82 (pool $81,767)

Time 1:09.48 · Track firm · Also ran: Liberty's Advance, Probable Choice, Mighty Miss, City War, Gallipoli Girl, Funny Gal, Seize the Storm, Lady Vortex

Race 5 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Bocage BelleKing for a Day – Bossy Posse	12-1	Jose VenturaT: Eduardo Maver, Jr.	123 lb	2
2	Probable ChoiceImprobable – Madita*Ger	20-1	Rocco BowenT: Oscar Barrera III	123 lb
3	Lady VortexMo Town – Vortex Road	5-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Bruce Levine	126 lb
4	Seize the StormMidnight Storm – Zindra	8-1	Dalila RiveraT: Oscar Barrera III	123 lb
5	It'sgoodtobequeenKing for a Day – Frolic's Candy	4-1	Manuel FrancoT: Rob Atras	123 lb	3
6	City WarImprobable – Daresay	30-1	Pedro PenaT: Mitchell Friedman	116 lb
7	Gallipoli GirlWar Dancer – Waltz Me Matilda	15-1	Reylu GutierrezT: Rob Atras	126 lb
8	Liberty's AdvanceConstitution – Verdant Pastures	5-2	Jose LezcanoT: William Mott	123 lb
9	Great HappeningsRunhappy – The Great Johanna	6-1	Katie DavisT: Jane McMahon	123 lb	1
10	Funny GalMedaglia d'Oro – Tulipmania	10-1	Dylan DavisT: Patrick Quick	123 lb
11	Mighty MissUnified – Sense of Peace	12-1	Javier CastellanoT: Michelle Nihei	123 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.

Our Belmont Park Race 5 picks

Top pick8 Liberty's Advance 5-2

The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Jose Lezcano has won 21 of 177 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer William Mott is 8-for-78 (10%) in New York, with horses in the money 40% of the time.
By Constitution out of Verdant Pastures.

Value play7 Gallipoli Girl 15-1

At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Reylu Gutierrez has won 14 of 87 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Rob Atras is 5-for-27 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 48% of the time.
By War Dancer out of Waltz Me Matilda.

Longshot11 Mighty Miss 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Javier Castellano has won 22 of 119 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Michelle Nihei.
By Unified out of Sense of Peace.

How our picks did

Top pick: Liberty's Advance (5-2) missed the board.
Value play: Gallipoli Girl (15-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Mighty Miss (12-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 5 field

Liberty's Advance is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with It'sgoodtobequeen next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on City War, so the board has real depth.

Oscar Barrera III sends out 2 runners (Probable Choice and Seize the Storm), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 228 mounts.

The inner turf is listed as firm. Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 66°F.

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