BELMONT PARK · FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

G1Race 5 — Jockey Club Gold Cup S. — Entries, Odds & Picks

STAKES 1 1/4 Miles Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $1,000,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Forever Young (JPN) 3-5

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Forever Young (JPN)

M/L 3-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 3-5 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Baeza

M/L 9-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 9-2 · Mott William I (elite trainer) · blinkers

DARK HORSE

Stars and Stripes

M/L 15-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 15-1 · Mott William I (elite trainer) · Velazquez J R (top jockey) · elite trainer+jockey combo

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

Race 5 · Belmont Park · Friday 18 September 2026 · Post TBD

G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup S. — Odds & Pool Movement

Live tote odds and pool amounts from the racing data feed. US racing is pari-mutuel — odds are set by the pool at post time and reflect the same pool across all ADW operators. AmWager (horse.bet partner) offers 6–8% rebates on every wager. 21+. 1‑800‑GAMBLER.

Runner	Morning Line	Live Odds	Movement	Win Pool ($)	Pool Share	Bet at AmWager →
1 Baeza J: Alvarado J · T: Mott William I	+450	—	—	—	—	—
2 Stars and Stripes J: Velazquez J R · T: Mott William I	+1500	—	—	—	—	—
3 Chunk of Gold J: Torres J A · T: Ethan West	+1200	—	—	—	—	—
4 Phileas Fogg J: Carmouche K · T: Gustavo Rodriguez	+400	—	—	—	—	—
5 Banishing J: Rosario J · T: David Jacobson	+1200	—	—	—	—	—
6 Render Judgment J: Franco M · T: McPeek Kenneth G	+2000	—	—	—	—	—
7 Forever Young (JPN) J: Sakai R · T: Yoshito Yahagi	-167	—	—	—	—	—

Shortest live odds (market favorite) · AmWager (tap live odds to bet) · American odds format

# Field of 7

1 post 1

Baeza

Alvarado J · Mott William I ELITE · 126 lb

by McKinzie out of Puca

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

2 post 2

Stars and Stripes

Velazquez J R ELITE · Mott William I ELITE · 126 lb

by Not This Time out of Pearl River

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

3 post 3

Chunk of Gold

Torres J A · Ethan West · 126 lb

by Preservationist out of Play for Gold

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

4 post 4

Phileas Fogg

Carmouche K · Gustavo Rodriguez · 126 lb

by Astern*Aus out of Merino

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

5 post 5

Banishing

Rosario J · David Jacobson · 126 lb

by Ghostzapper out of Dowager

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

6 post 6

Render Judgment

Franco M · McPeek Kenneth G TOP-25 · 126 lb

by Blame out of Barbara Gordon

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

7 post 7

Forever Young (JPN) M/L FAV

Sakai R · Yoshito Yahagi · 126 lb

by Real Steel*Jpn out of Forever Darling

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-5

M/L

3-5

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