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Belmont Park Race 8 results and payouts: 6 1/2 Furlongs dirt stakes

Post 3:56 PM ET6 1/2 Furlongs · DirtPurse $200,000Stakes3 Year Olds And UpBecoming Sunny 64°F

Race 8 at Belmont Park is official. The 6 1/2 Furlongs dirt stakes results, $2 payouts and exotic prices are below, along with how our picks fared.

Belmont Park Race 8 results and payouts

FinishHorseWinPlaceShow
19 Sculcos FollyFlavien Prat · T: Richard Dutrow, Jr.$6.10$3.26$2.90
21 ButtahRicardo Santana, Jr. · T: Ilkay Kantarmaci–$3.66$2.90
34 Caldo CandySamuel Marin · T: Jorge Abreu––$3.42

Time 1:15.07 · Track fast · Also ran: Acoustic Ave, Factually Correct, El Grande O, The Wine Steward, Hit the Post

Race 8 field: morning lines and order of finish

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWtFin
1ButtahLeofric – Salty Little Sis5-2Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Ilkay Kantarmaci126 lb2
2El Grande OTake Charge Indy – Rainbow's Song6-1Antonio FresuT: Ilkay Kantarmaci124 lb
3Hit the PostKantharos – Memento d'Oro15-1Christopher ElliottT: Melanie Giddings124 lb
4Caldo CandyCandy Ride*Arg – Tanglewood Tale12-1Samuel MarinT: Jorge Abreu124 lb3
5Factually CorrectTourist – Kacy Lauren20-1Edgard ZayasT: Roshan Samsundar124 lb
6Acoustic AveMaclean's Music – Rock Ave. Road6-1Jose LezcanoT: Linda Rice124 lb
7The Wine StewardVino Rosso – Call to Service12-1Kendrick CarmoucheT: Michael Maker124 lb
8SacrosanctHonest Mischief – VibratoSCRManuel FrancoT: Linda Rice124 lb
9Sculcos FollyRedesdale – Cool Johanna4-1Flavien PratT: Richard Dutrow, Jr.123 lb1

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 8

Top pick1 Buttah 5-2
  • The 5-2 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 Ilkay Kantarmaci is 8-for-66 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 35% of the time.
  • By Leofric out of Salty Little Sis.
Value play5 Factually Correct 20-1
  • At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Edgard Zayas has won 21 of 130 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Roshan Samsundar is 3-for-12 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 25% of the time.
  • By Tourist out of Kacy Lauren.
Longshot4 Caldo Candy 12-1
  • A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Samuel Marin has won 20 of 147 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Jorge Abreu is 4-for-36 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 36% of the time.
  • By Candy Ride*Arg out of Tanglewood Tale.

How our picks did

  • Top pick: Buttah (5-2) finished second.
  • Value play: Factually Correct (20-1) missed the board.
  • Longshot: Caldo Candy (12-1) finished third.

Breaking down the Race 8 field

Buttah is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Sculcos Folly next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Factually Correct, so the board has real depth.

Ilkay Kantarmaci sends out 2 runners (Buttah and El Grande O), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 133 mounts.

Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 64°F.

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

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