Belmont Park Race 9 Results & Payouts – Oct 25, 2026

Belmont Park Race 9 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	7 Juliet On ApproachEdgard Zayas · T: James Begg	$33.46	$15.00	$10.78
2	9 Clap BackRajiv Maragh · T: Charlton Baker	–	$14.84	$11.94
3	4 Golden BeachEdwin Gonzalez · T: Michael Dini	–	–	$7.46

Exacta 7-9: $323.44 (pool $231,423)
Trifecta 7-9-4: $1,163.79 (pool $113,451)
Superfecta 7-9-4-8: $19,293.36 (pool $76,323)
Daily Double 5-7: $35.47 (pool $122,385)
Pick 3 3-5-7: $168.32 (pool $112,060)
Pick 4 6-3-5-7: $337.62 (pool $166,392)
Pick 6 1-1/4/10-6-3-5-7: $199.94 (pool $72,442)
Pick 5 1/4/10-6-3-5-7: $791.23 (pool $307,936)

Time 1:09.84 · Track firm · Also ran: Leslie's Star, Five Dozen Roses, Meadowlark Drive, Heaven's Bolt, On a Summer Day, Cocoa Mills, Best Not Miss, Sinead, Scorch

Race 9 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	BouquetryComplexity – Liam's Missy	SCR	Dylan DavisT: Timothy Hills	123 lb
2	Best Not MissUncle Chuck – Kiana Believes	12-1	Samuel MarinT: Lindsay Schultz	123 lb
3	SineadMendelssohn – Andarta	6-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Jorge Abreu	126 lb
4	Golden BeachSummer Front – Taty's Gold	15-1	Edwin GonzalezT: Michael Dini	123 lb	3
5	Meadowlark DriveMunnings – Tapitry	10-1	Antonio FresuT: Kathleen Demasi	123 lb
6	ScorchYaupon – Overheated	9-5	Jose LezcanoT: Fernando Abreu	123 lb
7	Juliet On ApproachRedesdale – Belongs to Dixie	12-1	Edgard ZayasT: James Begg	126 lb	1
8	Leslie's StarMendelssohn – Freedom Star	30-1	Pedro PenaT: Wayne Potts	119 lb
9	Clap BackGalilean – Candy d'Oro	12-1	Rajiv MaraghT: Charlton Baker	123 lb	2
10	Heaven's BoltBolt d'Oro – Bodaciousness	8-1	Manuel FrancoT: Michael Maker	123 lb
11	Five Dozen RosesHonest Mischief – Rosedale	5-1	Javier CastellanoT: Linda Rice	126 lb
12	On a Summer DaySummer Front – On Oaks Day	15-1	Kendrick CarmoucheT: John Pregman, Jr.	126 lb
13	Cocoa MillsFog of War – Ivy Mills	SCR	Javier CastellanoT: Steve Klesaris	123 lb
14	It's Nancytime NowInstagrand – Rising Bella	SCR	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Steve Klesaris	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.

Who we like in Belmont Park Race 9

Top pick6 Scorch 9-5

The 9-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Jose Lezcano has won 18 of 163 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Fernando Abreu is 2-for-21 (10%) in New York, with horses in the money 19% of the time.
By Yaupon out of Overheated.

Value play8 Leslie's Star 30-1

At 30-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Pedro Pena has won 3 of 42 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Wayne Potts is 2-for-22 (9%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
By Mendelssohn out of Freedom Star.

Longshot5 Meadowlark Drive 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Antonio Fresu has won 19 of 161 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Kathleen Demasi.
By Munnings out of Tapitry.

How our picks did

Top pick: Scorch (9-5) missed the board.
Value play: Leslie's Star (30-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Meadowlark Drive (10-1) missed the board.

How Race 9 sets up

Scorch is the 9-5 morning-line favorite, with Five Dozen Roses next at 5-1. Prices stretch out to 30-1 on Leslie's Star, 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: sunny, high of 66°F.

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

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