Belmont Park · Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Race 1 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $100,0008 ranPost 2026-10-03 12:08:00Final time 1:42.03Pool $210,898

Good for all except 3

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Mystik Bayou
out,2-3p,lead1/4,clear
R Santana, Jr.222211—6.2869A
E1 122 · LP 121
23Tap Our Way
stmbld st,ins3/8,5p1/4
F Prat6433224¼1.2367A
E1 122 · LP 118
34Election Hero
hit gate,ins-3p,6p1/4
M Franco7777431110.9754A
E1 108 · LP 118
46Le Patron
3-4path turn,no rally
A Fresu56645416¾25.4941A
E1 117 · LP 109
51Mystrix
ins trn,2p1/4,faded
K Carmouche31113517¾1.6962A
E1 124 · LP 103
68Squadron
drp back3/4,2p,retreat
J Lezcano13456623¾17.1230A
E1 119 · LP 103
75Obliterated
ins turn,no response
D Davis45567724¼16.0427A
E1 118 · LP 104
—2LithosE J Zayas—————————

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3Tap Our Way4Election Hero6Le Patron1Mystrix8Squadron5Obliterated7Mystik Bayou

Fractional times

Call 123.30
Call 246.56
Call 31:10.87
Call 41:35.50
Final1:42.03

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$4.56—
place ($2)7$4.96—
show ($2)7$3.70—
exacta ($1)7-3$16.39$143,908
place ($2)3$2.68—
show ($2)3$2.56—
superfecta ($0.10)7-3-4-6$58.22$31,987
show ($2)4$5.90—
trifecta ($0.50)7-3-4$59.53$62,453

Chart notes

MYSTIK BAYOU was recalcitrant behind the gate, tracked the pace on the outside, went around the turn in the two to three path, took the lead while asked into upper stretch, shook clear under a drive nearing the furlong marker and drew away under steady urging to prove much the best. TAP OUR WAY stumbled at the start then brushed with ELECTION HERO, moved up to establish a good position in third, saved ground for most of the turn, angled out to the four path while asked late on that bend, came into the stretch in the five path then made a bid, lost touch with the winner into the final furlong and proved no match while well clear for the place. ELECTION HERO hit the outside of the gate then brushed with TAP OUR WAY, dropped well behind under urging, moved from the rail to the three path on the turn, swung out to the six path into the stretch, was pulled in by the rider to elicit a lead change near the three-sixteenths pole while under a left-handed crop, drifted in when flagged with a right-handed crop inside the furlong marker and was along for the show. LE PATRON was urged along off the pace, went around the turn in the three then four path and lacked the needed response. MYSTRIX went to the front and showed the way, raced inside on the turn, was asked outside the five-sixteenths pole, lost the advantage while in the two path into upper stretch and faded. SQUADRON chased the pace on the outside, dropped back with six furlongs to run, went around the turn in the two path and retreated. OBLITERATED had the rider reach down to adjust his left iron early, settled off the pace, was roused leaving the backstretch, saved ground on the turn and failed to respond.