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Belmont Park Race 3 results and payouts: 6 Furlongs dirt allowance optional claiming

Post 12:13 PM ET6 Furlongs · DirtPurse $105,000Allowance Optional Claiming3 Year Olds And UpIncreasing Clouds 59°F

Race 3 at Belmont Park is official. The 6 Furlongs dirt allowance optional claiming results, $2 payouts and exotic prices are below, along with how our picks fared.

Belmont Park Race 3 results and payouts

FinishHorseWinPlaceShow
14 L'EclairAntonio Fresu · T: Richard Dutrow, Jr.$8.86$4.52$3.12
22 Collective BargainLuis Rivera, Jr. · T: Chad Summers–$20.50$9.80
38 InterstatelovesongRajiv Maragh · T: Thomas Morley––$2.84

Time 1:09.43 · Track fast · Also ran: Army Gal, Next On Stage, Some Ride, Roman Grace, Mermaid Magic

Race 3 field: morning lines and order of finish

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWtFin
1Army GalArmy Mule – Renee's Queen4-1Jose LezcanoT: Linda Rice124 lb
2Collective BargainMaxfield – Unionduesincluded12-1Luis Rivera, Jr.T: Chad Summers123 lb2
3Next On StageLiam's Map – Daddy Issues6-1Christopher ElliottT: Fernando Abreu126 lb
4L'EclairBeau Liam – Breakaway Dixie9-2Antonio FresuT: Richard Dutrow, Jr.123 lb1
5Roman GraceMunnings – Seauxbelle7-2Edgard ZayasT: Linda Rice126 lb
6Mermaid MagicAuthentic – Aguilera15-1Pedro PenaT: Jose Jimenez119 lb
7Some RideVekoma – Bay Witch8-1Dylan DavisT: Anthony Dutrow123 lb
8InterstatelovesongBolt d'Oro – Gentle Humor5-2Rajiv MaraghT: Thomas Morley121 lb3

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 3 picks

Top pick8 Interstatelovesong 5-2
  • The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Rajiv Maragh has won 0 of 48 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Thomas Morley is 11-for-44 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 61% of the time.
  • By Bolt d'Oro out of Gentle Humor.
Value play2 Collective Bargain 12-1
  • At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Luis Rivera, Jr. has won 2 of 48 rides (4%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Chad Summers is 3-for-14 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 43% of the time.
  • By Maxfield out of Unionduesincluded.
Longshot6 Mermaid Magic 15-1
  • A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Pedro Pena has won 3 of 42 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Jose Jimenez is 1-for-13 (8%) in New York, with horses in the money 31% of the time.
  • By Authentic out of Aguilera.

How our picks did

  • Top pick: Interstatelovesong (5-2) finished third.
  • Value play: Collective Bargain (12-1) finished second.
  • Longshot: Mermaid Magic (15-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 3 field

Interstatelovesong is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Roman Grace next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Mermaid Magic, so the board has real depth.

Linda Rice sends out 2 runners (Army Gal and Roman Grace), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Edgard Zayas has the best New York strike rate in our records: 16% wins from 130 mounts.

The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: increasing clouds, high of 59°F.

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