Belmont Park · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · Race 5 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $45,00012 ranPost 2026-10-07 15:27:00Final time 1:18.68Pool $159,006

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Uncle Gene
brush gate, fought, up
C Maragh32221—11.9373A
E1 109 · LP 104
21Max O Nidas
3-4w uppr, led, caught
M Franco43312¼1.7969A
E1 109 · LP 105
35Ogugua
chased 2p, kept on
D A Rivera565434½10.3968A
E1 104 · LP 101
411Papa Vegas
5w uppr, wknd late
K Davis874346¼2.9261A
E1 102 · LP 98
56Loan Ranger
shied in st, tired
L R Rivera, Jr.7866513¾61.8520A
E1 102 · LP 93
610Medieval
in hand 2p, tired
E J Zayas1115617¾27.1932A
E1 113 · LP 78
73Vapor Trail
bumped st, tired
C Elliott2477723¾12.7925A
E1 106 · LP 80
87Hotshotmcgilicudy
3w pursuit, no impact
S Marin10101098245.0835A
E1 88 · LP 86
912Maddenbleu
5w upper, no impact
A Fresu9998928½7.7511A
E1 97 · LP 76
108Wartoendallwars
chased 5-3w, faltered
O Hernandez Moreno658101035¾89.083A
E1 106 · LP 65
—4Audible JohnnyM J Husbands————————
—9Negril BadnessD Lopez————————

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish1Max O Nidas5Ogugua11Papa Vegas6Loan Ranger10Medieval3Vapor Trail7Hotshotmcgilicudy12Maddenbleu8Wartoendallwars2Uncle Gene

Fractional times

Call 122.56
Call 245.99
Call 31:11.93
Final1:18.68

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$5.86—
place ($2)2$11.18—
show ($2)2$7.32—
exacta ($1)2-1$57.10$132,720
place ($2)1$4.14—
show ($2)1$3.58—
trifecta ($0.50)2-1-5$124.48$57,644
show ($2)5$6.20—
Pick 3 ($1)7-6-2$80.18$21,718
Pick 4 ($0.50)7-7-3$164.92$75,213
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-7-7-3$248.79$280,914
daily double ($1)6-2$36.16$36,416
Pick 3 ($1)7-3-2$44.14$0
superfecta ($0.10)2-1-5-11$120.28$33,076

Chart notes

UNCLE GENE brushed the near side stall at the start, raced three wide in closest aim of the leader advancing on that rival under coaxing from three furlongs out, seized narrow command spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was collared a furlong out, dug in fighting on gamely to come again, got bumped by MAX O NIDAS when taking back the front seventy yards from home and scored by a neck on the wire. MAX O NIDAS coaxed from the gate, chased along the inside coming under a ride near the quarter pole, spun three to four wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command a furlong out, dug in under threat from that rival to the inside, came in slightly under a right handed crop and bumped that foe when headed for command seventy yards from the finish and ran on to secure the place honors well clear of the rest and along second best. OGUGUA broke in at the start bumping VAPOR TRAIL, chased just off the inside and then along the inside under a ride from three furlongs out, took the inside route into upper stretch, offered up a bid a furlong out, kept on to the finish. PAPA VEGAS chased six paths off the inside down the backstretch, and then four wide through the turn coming under coaxing three furlongs out, swung five wide into upper stretch, offered up a bid a furlong out, then weakened in the late stages. LOAN RANGER shied in at the start filling the space left vacant by OGUGUA, chased four to five paths off the inside until tucked inside five furlongs out, swung four to five wide into upper stretch and tired. MEDIEVAL coaxed from the gate, crossed directly to the two path after the start and showed the way in hand just off the inside, yielded the front in the inside route near the quarter pole, and tired in the stretch. VAPOR TRAIL got bumped at the start by OGUGUA, chased four paths off the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn, came under urging three furlongs out, swung four wide for home and tired. HOTSHOTMCGILICUDY three wide in pursuit, came under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled nine wide into upper stretch and made no impact. MADDENBLEU coaxed from the gate, chased seven paths off the inside down the backstretch and then four wide through the turn, swung five wide for home and made no impact. WARTOENDALLWARS coaxed from the start, chased five paths off the inside down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn, went six to seven wide into upper stretch and faltered.