Belmont Park Race 2 Odds, Picks & Results – Nov 8, 2026

Belmont Park Race 2 odds and picks, Sunday Nov 8: 1 1/8 Miles on the inner turf

Post 1:10 PM ET1 1/8 Miles · Inner turfPurse $53,000Claiming3 Year Olds And UpPartly Sunny 62°F

Race 2 at Belmont Park goes to post at 1:10 PM ET on Sunday: a 1 1/8 Miles claiming on the inner turf for 8 runners and a $53,000 purse. We side with Twirly (3-1), with Lil' Hottie (20-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Race 2 entries: runners, jockeys and odds

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt
1	On a Summer DaySummer Front – On Oaks Day	15-1	Luis Rivera, Jr.T: John Pregman, Jr.	126 lb
2	Lil' HottieTamarkuz – Birdlover*GB	20-1	Pedro PenaT: James Kelley	121 lb
3	Smokin Hot BlondeEnglish Channel – Birdlover*GB	8-1	Katie DavisT: James Kelley	126 lb
4	Heaven's BoltBolt d'Oro – Bodaciousness	5-1	Flavien PratT: Michael Maker	123 lb
5	Livin the BreezeClassic Empire – Breezy Gal	7-2	Samuel MarinT: Jorge Abreu	123 lb
6	TwirlyTwirling Candy – Estilo Femenino	3-1	Manuel FrancoT: Mertkan Kantarmaci	126 lb
7	IntothewildernessIndependence Hall – Valentine's Pearl	6-1	Dylan DavisT: Charlton Baker	123 lb
8	Raging BloomRaging Bull*Fr – Begonia	5-2	Christopher ElliottT: Kenneth McPeek	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.

NY.bet picks for Race 2 at Belmont Park

Top pick6 Twirly 3-1

Priced at 3-1 on the morning line.
Manuel Franco has won 45 of 215 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Mertkan Kantarmaci is 4-for-26 (15%) in New York, with horses in the money 46% of the time.
By Twirling Candy out of Estilo Femenino.

Value play2 Lil' Hottie 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Pedro Pena has won 3 of 46 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by James Kelley.
By Tamarkuz out of Birdlover*GB.

Longshot1 On a Summer Day 15-1

A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Luis Rivera, Jr. has won 2 of 54 rides (4%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer John Pregman, Jr. is 0-for-15 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 0% of the time.
By Summer Front out of On Oaks Day.

Belmont Park Race 2 analysis: pace, price and connections

Raging Bloom is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Twirly next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Lil' Hottie, so the board has real depth.

James Kelley sends out 2 runners (Lil' Hottie and Smokin Hot Blonde), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Flavien Prat has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 138 mounts.

Forecast: partly sunny, high of 62°F.

Best betting value in Race 2

For a straight bet, Lil' Hottie is the price play at 20-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Twirly and Lil' Hottie costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use On a Summer Day (15-1) underneath in trifectas.

Morning-line odds are the track handicapper’s forecast, not the final price. Pari-mutuel odds move with the money until the gates open.

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