Belmont Park · Sunday, October 4, 2026 · Race 8 of 10

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $108,0009 ranPost 2026-10-04 16:26:00Final time 1:15.44Pool $273,226

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
19Gate to Wire
7w uppr, won the bob
J Castellano67731—3.06133A
E1 103 · LP 130
21Suremeanttoobe
2w 1/4p, lost the nod
P Lopez13442a nose10.59116A
E1 115 · LP 127
32Captain Cook
2w 1/4p, led, ran on
R Santana, Jr.222131¼0.92140A
E1 115 · LP 123
43Vettriano
in hand 3-2w, wknd lte
M Franco311243¾7.06136A
E1 117 · LP 119
58Barb
brush gate, wknd late
R Maragh555554¾9.25138A
E1 108 · LP 120
67Breslau
chased 4-3w, tired
D Davis4436613½16.72110A
E1 113 · LP 105
74Mischievous M
stumbled badly start
J Lezcano766774615.4369A
E1 107 · LP 67
—5Classic TimeE J Zayas————————
—6Two Eagles RiverK Carmouche————————

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish1Suremeanttoobe2Captain Cook3Vettriano8Barb7Breslau4Mischievous M9Gate to Wire

Fractional times

Call 122.32
Call 244.97
Call 31:09.14
Final1:15.44

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)9$8.12—
place ($2)9$4.48—
show ($2)9$2.48—
exacta ($1)9-1$41.25$224,194
place ($2)1$8.04—
show ($2)1$4—
trifecta ($0.50)9-1-2$48.87$102,480
show ($2)2$2.18—
Pick 3 ($1)4-4-9$247.82$37,105
daily double ($1)4-9$26.06$38,766
superfecta ($0.10)9-1-2-3$24.95$65,113

Chart notes

GATE TO WIRE chased five then four wide coming under encouragement with five-sixteenths to go, angled seven wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive rallying in tandem with the runner up to issue a challenge for command inside the final eighth, seized the front just inside the sixteenth marker, dug in and won the bob on the line. SUREMEANTTOOBE chased along the inside coming under urging three furlongs out, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under a drive rallying through the final furlong coming between foes a sixteenth out, fought on head to head to the finish and lost the nod on the wire in a good effort. CAPTAIN COOK coaxed from the gate, raced three then two wide in closest aim of the leader, got roused spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under a drive taking command a furlong out, dug in under threat from a pair of rivals and was caught just inside the sixteenth pole by his barn mate, then ran on to preserve the show honors clear of the rest. VETTRIANO coaxed from the start, showed the way in hand three then two wide down the backstretch, tucked inside through the turn and came under coaxing near the quarter pole, took the inside route into upper stretch under threat to the outside, dug in clinging to command until collared a furlong out, then weakened in the late stages. BARB brushed the off side stall at the start, chased four then three wide under a ride with five-sixteenths to go, angled six wide into upper stretch and weakened in the late going. BRESLAU broke in at the start filling the space left vacant by the stumbling MISCHIEVOUS M, chased four then three wide coming under encouragement just outside the quarter pole, went four wide for home and tired in the final furlong. MISCHIEVOUS M stumbled badly at the start belly flopping and buckling, the rider maintaining steady balance to stay onboard and was away last, raced four then three paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked to the two path through the turn and came under coaxing inside five-sixteenths to run, went three wide into upper stretch, tired, and was eased home through the final eighth to the finish. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.