Belmont Park Race 7 Results & Payouts – Oct 22, 2026

Belmont Park Race 7 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	3 Jackson HeightsManuel Franco · T: Ilkay Kantarmaci	$5.54	$3.24	$2.28
2	5 NantzSamuel Marin · T: Mertkan Kantarmaci	–	$4.84	$2.72
3	1 Expensive CutRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Rob Atras	–	–	$2.10

Pick 3 9-9-3: $115.15 (pool $26,855)
Daily Double 9-3: $17.03 (pool $33,069)
Exacta 3-5: $12.01 (pool $102,668)
Superfecta 3-5-1-7: $4.05 (pool $23,482)
Trifecta 3-5-1: $11.31 (pool $42,342)
Grand Slam 3/4/5/6/7-1/5/9-4/6/9-3: $53.78 (pool $23,725)

Time 1:42.91 · Track fast · Also ran: Screaming Uncle, Laughing Boy

Race 7 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Expensive CutKarakontie*Jpn – Costela	2-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Rob Atras	124 lb	3
2	Laughing BoyDistorted Humor – Applauding	20-1	Rocco BowenT: Michael Simmonds	126 lb
3	Jackson HeightsUnion Jackson – Queen of The Night*GB	5-1	Manuel FrancoT: Ilkay Kantarmaci	124 lb	1
4	Three TechniqueMr Speaker – Nite in Rome	SCR	Reylu GutierrezT: Wayne Potts	124 lb
5	NantzTapit – Divine Queen	9-2	Samuel MarinT: Mertkan Kantarmaci	126 lb	2
6	SuperpowerFrosted – Super Espresso	SCR	Christopher ElliottT: Gregory Charlerie	126 lb
7	Screaming UncleBolt d'Oro – Venkat	3-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Gregory Charlerie	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.

Who we like in Belmont Park Race 7

Top pick1 Expensive Cut 2-1

The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Ricardo Santana, Jr. has won 30 of 211 rides (14%) 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 Karakontie*Jpn out of Costela.

Value play2 Laughing Boy 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Rocco Bowen has won 1 of 23 rides (4%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Michael Simmonds.
By Distorted Humor out of Applauding.

How our picks did

Top pick: Expensive Cut (2-1) finished third.
Value play: Laughing Boy (20-1) missed the board.

Belmont Park Race 7 analysis: pace, price and connections

Expensive Cut is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Screaming Uncle next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Laughing Boy, so the board has real depth.

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

The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 66°F.

2 horses have scratched, so check the live odds before you bet.

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