BELMONT PARK · SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2026

Race 4 — Empire Distaff S. — Entries, Odds & Picks

STAKES 1 1/8 Miles Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $250,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Boxed Wine

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite · Rice Linda (top US trainer) · Santana R Jr

EACH-WAY

Bernietakescharge

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Grazie

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Pletcher Todd A (elite trainer)

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 4 · Belmont Park · Saturday 24 October 2026 · Post TBD

Empire Distaff 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 Boxed Wine J: Santana R Jr · T: Rice Linda	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 Bernietakescharge J: Carmouche K · T: Schettino Dominick A	—	—	—	—	—	—
3 Valtellina J: Davis D · T: Raymond Handal	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 Grazie J: Prat F · T: Pletcher Todd A	—	—	—	—	—	—
5 Iron Orchard J: Franco M · T: Asmussen Steven M	—	—	—	—	—	—
6 Racing Colors J: Harkie H K · T: Follett Norman C	—	—	—	—	—	—

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

# Field of 6

1 post 1

Boxed Wine

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 124 lb

by Vino Rosso out of Temper Mint Patty

M/L

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2 post 2

Bernietakescharge

Carmouche K · Schettino Dominick A · 126 lb

by Take Charge Indy out of Berning Rose

M/L

—

3 post 3

Valtellina

Davis D · Raymond Handal · 124 lb

by Complexity out of Take Charge Sue

M/L

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4 post 4

Grazie

Prat F · Pletcher Todd A ELITE · 120 lb

by Modernist out of Ascot Walk

M/L

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5 post 5

Iron Orchard

Franco M · Asmussen Steven M ELITE · 122 lb

by Authentic out of Onebrethatatime

M/L

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6 post 6

Racing Colors

Harkie H K · Follett Norman C · 124 lb

by Race Day out of Rhetorical Colors

M/L

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