BELMONT PARK · SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 2026

G1Race 8 — Champagne S. — Entries, Odds & Picks

STAKES 1 Mile Dirt 2 Year Olds $500,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Johnny Hockey

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Gaudreau

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Chad Brown (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

Raku

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

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 8 · Belmont Park · Saturday 3 October 2026 · Post TBD

G1 Champagne 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 Johnny Hockey J: Davis K · T: Antonio Arriaga	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 Raku J: Lopez P · T: Breen Kelly J	—	—	—	—	—	—
3 Gaudreau J: Prat F · T: Chad Brown	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 Club Reign J: Zayas E J · T: D. Whitworth Beckman	—	—	—	—	—	—
5 U. S. S. Valor J: Franco M · T: McGaughey III Claude R	—	—	—	—	—	—
6 Earth Song J: Santana R Jr · T: Jorge Delgado	—	—	—	—	—	—

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

# Field of 6

1 post 1

Johnny Hockey

Davis K · Antonio Arriaga · 122 lb

by Omaha Beach out of Emilia's Moon

M/L

—

2 post 2

Raku

Lopez P · Breen Kelly J · 122 lb

by Kantharos out of Retort

M/L

—

3 post 3

Gaudreau

Prat F · Chad Brown ELITE · 122 lb

by Nyquist out of Free Cover

M/L

—

4 post 4

Club Reign

Zayas E J · D. Whitworth Beckman · 122 lb

by Core Beliefs out of Bag of Tricks

M/L

—

5 post 5

U. S. S. Valor

Franco M · McGaughey III Claude R TOP-25 · 122 lb

by War of Will out of Spangled Banner

M/L

—

6 post 6

Earth Song

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Jorge Delgado · 122 lb

by Justify out of Sky Dreamer

M/L

—

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