Trainer
Ilkay Kantarmaci
3 starters today at Belmont Park
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:45 PM | BEL R6 | #3 Pocket Queens | 9-2 | 12% | Samuel Marin |
| 3:45 PM | BEL R6 | #4 Vino Frizzante | 7-2 | 16% | Manuel Franco |
| 4:47 PM | BEL R8 | #11 Suited Connectors | 6-1 | 8% | Manuel Franco |
Model win chance is the card model on each race page; the morning-line favourite wins more often than our top-ranked horse.
This meet
Belmont Park
| Surface | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt | 5 | 32 | 16% |
| Turf | 0 | 19 | 0% small sample |
| All surfaces | 5 | 51 | 10% |
Starts at the same track in the 45 days before today, the window the race pages call “this meet.” Under 8 starts we show the count only; under 30, rates move a lot and are tagged.
Last 12 months by race type
| Race type | Won | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graded stakes | 0 | 4 | too few to rate | |
| Other stakes | 2 | 12 | 17% small sample | 50% |
| Allowance / optional claiming | 16 | 155 | 10% | 45% |
| Maiden special weight | 1 | 14 | 7% small sample | 29% |
| Claiming $25,000+ | 15 | 105 | 14% | 45% |
| Claiming under $25,000 | 25 | 123 | 20% | 59% |
| Maiden claiming | 2 | 30 | 7% | 37% |
| All | 61 | 443 | 14% | 47% |
Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 27, 2026. Name matched on surname and first initial, so two people who share both can be merged.
By situation
| Situation | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| On dirt | 750 | 14% | 44% |
| Sprints | 479 | 14% | 43% |
| Claiming races | 443 | 16% | 48% |
| First start after a claim | 205 | 10% | 42% |
| Up one class | 89 | 10% | 45% |
| On turf | 78 | 5% | 22% |
| Third start off a layoff | 57 | 5% | 42% |
| Second start off a layoff | 54 | 13% | 31% |
| Dirt to turf | 25 | 4% small sample | 20% |
| First time on turf | 7 | too few to rate |
The trainer's record in each situation as printed with today's past performances (first-time starters, layoffs, surface and distance switches and so on).
With today's jockeys
| Jockey | Today | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Marin | Pocket Queens | 2 | 12 | 17% small sample |
| Manuel Franco | Vino Frizzante, Suited Connectors | 18 | 115 | 16% |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 27, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/24 | BEL R8 | Buttah | 2nd of 8 | 5-2 | Ricardo Santana Jr. |
| 10/24 | BEL R8 | El Grande O | 6th of 8 | 6-1 | Antonio Fresu |
| 10/22 | BEL R8 | Printer's Alley | 5th of 10 | 4-1 | Javier Castellano |
| 10/22 | BEL R7 | Jackson Heights | Won of 5 | 5-1 | Manuel Franco |
| 10/22 | BEL R4 | Emerald Ember | Won of 4 | 7-5 | Antonio Fresu |
| 10/22 | BEL R4 | Amelia's Echo | 3rd of 4 | 8-1 | Silvestre Gonzalez |
| 10/21 | BEL R8 | Aggression | 7th of 9 | 10-1 | Antonio Fresu |
| 10/21 | BEL R6 | Corvus | 4th of 7 | 8-1 | Jonathan Nolasco |
| 10/17 | BEL R11 | Pineapple Man | Won of 8 | 12-1 | Heman Harkie |
| 10/17 | BEL R7 | Sardis | 4th of 6 | 10-1 | Antonio Fresu |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 27, 2026. M/L is the morning line.