Belmont Park Race 3 Results & Payouts – Oct 23, 2026

Belmont Park Race 3 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	5 ObstreperousSamuel Marin · T: Michael Simone	$20.10	$9.54	$6.02
2	1 Xmas in CairoKendrick Carmouche · T: Bernard Dunham	–	$19.40	$8.78
3	2 Kuwaitya (IRE)Dylan Davis · T: Marcelo Arenas	–	–	$6.66

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

5 ObstreperousSamuel Marin · T: Michael Simone

$20.10

$9.54

$6.02

1 Xmas in CairoKendrick Carmouche · T: Bernard Dunham

–

$19.40

$8.78

2 Kuwaitya (IRE)Dylan Davis · T: Marcelo Arenas

–

$6.66

Exacta 5-1: $232.83 (pool $170,159)

Trifecta 5-1-2: $437.79 (pool $67,796)

Pick 3 4-1-5: $121.89 (pool $54,099)

Daily Double 1-5: $54.35 (pool $25,439)

Superfecta 5-1-2-8: $317.71 (pool $36,119)

Time 1:08.30 · Track firm · Also ran: River Seine (IRE), Queen Martina (IRE), Quiet Confidence, Shades of Jade

Race 3 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Xmas in CairoCairo Prince – Southern Christmas	20-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: Bernard Dunham	126 lb	2
2	Kuwaitya (IRE)Soldier's CallGB – Smooth SailingGB	12-1	Dylan DavisT: Marcelo Arenas	124 lb	3
3	Sporting LadyMunnings – Securely	SCR	Javier CastellanoT: Keri Brion	124 lb
4	Queen Martina (IRE)ArdadIre – The Ceiling JobIre	2-1	Manuel FrancoT: William Mott	121 lb
5	ObstreperousSky Mesa – Introspective	6-1	Samuel MarinT: Michael Simone	126 lb	1
6	Shades of JadeMunnings – Jade d'Oro	9-2	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Philip Antonacci	124 lb
7	Quiet ConfidenceNyquist – Hi Holiday	6-1	Jose LezcanoT: James Ryerson	124 lb
8	River Seine (IRE)Soldier's CallGB – Indian InkIre	3-1	Antonio FresuT: Michelle Nevin	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 3

Top pick4 Queen Martina (IRE) 2-1

The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Manuel Franco has won 45 of 215 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer William Mott is 5-for-68 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 38% of the time.
By Ardad*Ire out of The Ceiling Job*Ire.

Value play1 Xmas in Cairo 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Kendrick Carmouche has won 18 of 149 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Bernard Dunham.
By Cairo Prince out of Southern Christmas.

Longshot2 Kuwaitya (IRE) 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Dylan Davis has won 11 of 157 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Marcelo Arenas.
By Soldier's Call*GB out of Smooth Sailing*GB.

How our picks did

Top pick: Queen Martina (IRE) (2-1) missed the board.
Value play: Xmas in Cairo (20-1) finished second.
Longshot: Kuwaitya (IRE) (12-1) finished third.

How Race 3 sets up

Queen Martina (IRE) is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with River Seine (IRE) next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Xmas in Cairo, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Manuel Franco has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 215 mounts.

The inner turf is listed as firm. Forecast: mostly sunny, high of 60°F.

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

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