Belmont Park Race 2 Results & Payouts – Oct 30, 2026

Belmont Park Race 2 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	8 Bridle a ButterflyLuis Rivera, Jr. · T: Brad Cox	$11.56	$6.14	$3.84
2	7 PinelandChristopher Elliott · T: Richard Dutrow, Jr.	–	$7.00	$3.74
3	1 TacticalityAntonio Fresu · T: Rudy Rodriguez	–	–	$5.94

Exacta 8-7: $32.96 (pool $177,433)
Quinella 7-8: $17.51 (pool $8,447)
Trifecta 8-7-1: $93.40 (pool $81,770)
Daily Double 3-8: $13.88 (pool $66,972)
Superfecta 8-7-1-9: $152.67 (pool $44,369)

Time 1:20.88 · Track firm · Also ran: Neigh Baby, Moment's Notice, Hamilton's Way, Counter Move, Tall Paul, Razorcat, Catch a Tiger

Race 2 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	TacticalityEssential Quality – Corps de Ballet	8-1	Antonio FresuT: Rudy Rodriguez	123 lb	3
2	Moment's NoticeMore Than Ready – Profound Moment	6-1	Jaime RodriguezT: Joe Sharp	126 lb
3	Hamilton's WayConstitution – Go Noni Go	8-1	Ricardo Santana, Jr.T: Michael Maker	124 lb
4	Catch a TigerMitole – Eenie Meenie Miney	20-1	Katie DavisT: Nicholas Zito	124 lb
5	Counter MoveSpun to Run – Gypsy Angel	3-1	Samuel MarinT: George Weaver	126 lb
6	Tall PaulFrosted – Ananda	20-1	Jose LezcanoT: John Terranova II	124 lb
7	PinelandCollected – Inheritance	4-1	Christopher ElliottT: Richard Dutrow, Jr.	124 lb	2
8	Bridle a ButterflyCountry House – Sly Storm	9-2	Luis Rivera, Jr.T: Brad Cox	124 lb	1
9	Neigh BabyOmaha Beach – Propose	10-1	Angel CruzT: Jeremiah Englehart	123 lb
10	RazorcatAmerican Freedom – Hold Her Tight	10-1	Dylan DavisT: Lindsay Schultz	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 2

Top pick5 Counter Move 3-1

The 3-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Samuel Marin has won 20 of 147 rides (14%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer George Weaver is 11-for-57 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 40% of the time.
By Spun to Run out of Gypsy Angel.

Value play6 Tall Paul 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Jose Lezcano has won 18 of 163 rides (11%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer John Terranova II is 1-for-18 (6%) in New York, with horses in the money 28% of the time.
By Frosted out of Ananda.

Longshot9 Neigh Baby 10-1

A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Ridden by Angel Cruz.
Trainer Jeremiah Englehart is 4-for-35 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 43% of the time.
By Omaha Beach out of Propose.

How our picks did

Top pick: Counter Move (3-1) missed the board.
Value play: Tall Paul (20-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Neigh Baby (10-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 2 field

Counter Move is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Pineland next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Tall Paul, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Ricardo Santana, Jr. has the best New York strike rate in our records: 14% wins from 211 mounts.

The turf is listed as firm. Forecast: becoming sunny, high of 71°F.

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