Belmont Park Race 8 Results & Payouts – Oct 22, 2026

Belmont Park Race 8 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	5 ExonerateManuel Franco · T: Brad Cox	$3.40	$2.76	$2.32
2	3 City NightsRajiv Maragh · T: Anthony Margotta, Jr.	–	$13.34	$7.30
3	9 Light CavRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Michael Maker	–	–	$4.60

Pick 3 9-3-5: $39.06 (pool $94,217)
Pick 4 9-9-3-1/5/12/13/14/15: $93.83 (pool $151,667)
Pick 5 4/5/6/7-9-9-3-1/5/12/13/14/15: $307.10 (pool $220,818)
Pick 6 4-7-9-9-3-5: $13,970.92 (pool $43,927)
Pick 6 4-7-9-9-3-5: $91.31
Daily Double 3-5: $4.80 (pool $105,193)
Exacta 5-3: $29.49 (pool $249,045)
Superfecta 5-3-9-6: $78.86 (pool $76,949)
Trifecta 5-3-9: $77.32 (pool $141,030)

Time 1:47.91 · Track firm · Also ran: Rossbeigh, Printer's Alley, Berman, Mosconi, Noble One, Maximum Heat, Epico

Race 8 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	NewlynMunnings – C'Est La Vie	SCR	Samuel MarinT: George Weaver	122 lb
2	EpicoViolence – Snicker Belle	6-1	Flavien PratT: Richard Dutrow, Jr.	122 lb
3	City NightsCity of Light – Stormy Rhapsody	20-1	Rajiv MaraghT: Anthony Margotta, Jr.	126 lb	2
4	Maximum HeatMaxfield – Sultry	10-1	Rocco BowenT: Oscar Barrera III	122 lb
5	ExonerateJustify – Wow Me Fast	9-5	Manuel FrancoT: Brad Cox	122 lb	1
6	RossbeighMore Than Ready – Portmagee	12-1	Antonio FresuT: James Begg	126 lb
7	Printer's AlleyThousand Words – Walk of Fame	4-1	Javier CastellanoT: Ilkay Kantarmaci	126 lb
8	MosconiHonor Code – Arietta	20-1	Edgard ZayasT: H. James Bond	122 lb
9	Light CavTwirling Candy – Light and Variable	15-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Michael Maker	122 lb	3
10	Noble OneNoble Mission*GB – Street Line	30-1	Omar Hernandez MorenT: John Pregman, Jr.	126 lb
11	BermanWar Dancer – American Lass	SCR	Christopher ElliottT: Timothy Hills	122 lb
12	Blue PillHonor Code – Steel Shed	SCR	Katie DavisT: James Ferraro	126 lb
13	Benjis Benefit (IRE)WesternerGB – Donna's Benefit	SCR	Javier CastellanoT: Archibald Kingsley, Jr.	126 lb
14	D'oro CavalloBolt d'Oro – Proud and Charming	SCR	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Mark Shuman	122 lb
15	Sharons PharoahAmerican Pharoah – Marie Madelaine*Chi	SCR	Samuel MarinT: Ilkay Kantarmaci	122 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 8 picks

Top pick5 Exonerate 9-5

The 9-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Manuel Franco has won 50 of 228 rides (22%) 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 Justify out of Wow Me Fast.

Value play8 Mosconi 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Edgard Zayas has won 23 of 147 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer H. James Bond is 2-for-21 (10%) in New York, with horses in the money 33% of the time.
By Honor Code out of Arietta.

Longshot6 Rossbeigh 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 175 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer James Begg is 1-for-13 (8%) in New York, with horses in the money 23% of the time.
By More Than Ready out of Portmagee.

How our picks did

Top pick: Exonerate (9-5) won, paying $3.40 to win.
Value play: Mosconi (20-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Rossbeigh (12-1) missed the board.

Belmont Park Race 8 analysis: pace, price and connections

Exonerate is the 9-5 morning-line favorite, with Printer's Alley next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Noble One, 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 inner turf is listed as firm. Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 66°F.

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

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