Trainer
Mertkan Kantarmaci
1 starter today at Belmont Park
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:55 PM | BEL R8 | #3 Salvation | 9-2 | 14% | Ricardo Santana Jr |
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 | 2 | 17 | 12% small sample |
| Turf | 1 | 5 | too few to rate |
| All surfaces | 3 | 22 | 14% small sample |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allowance / optional claiming | 4 | 33 | 12% | 36% |
| Claiming $25,000+ | 2 | 24 | 8% small sample | 54% |
| Claiming under $25,000 | 6 | 32 | 19% | 69% |
| Maiden claiming | 2 | 5 | too few to rate | |
| All | 14 | 94 | 15% | 53% |
Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 29, 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 | 345 | 13% | 46% |
| Routes | 181 | 15% | 47% |
| Maiden winner last time | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Santana Jr | Salvation | 2 | 12 | 17% small sample |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 29, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29 | BEL R3 | Sara's Shaman | 6th of 6 | 4-1 | Silvestre Gonzalez |
| 10/22 | BEL R7 | Nantz | 2nd of 5 | 9-2 | Samuel Marin |
| 10/22 | BEL R1 | Lady Wisdom | 2nd of 4 | 5-1 | Ricardo Santana Jr. |
| 10/17 | BEL R11 | Princip | 5th of 8 | 8-1 | Javier Castellano |
| 10/17 | BEL R11 | Sara's Shaman | 6th of 8 | 20-1 | Silvestre Gonzalez |
| 10/17 | BEL R10 | Hammerhead | 2nd of 7 | 6-1 | Antonio Fresu |
| 10/17 | BEL R6 | Looks First | 7th of 8 | 12-1 | Silvestre Gonzalez |
| 10/17 | BEL R1 | Kunshan Bridge | 3rd of 6 | 8-1 | Manuel Franco |
| 10/16 | BEL R3 | Twirly | 2nd of 8 | 6-1 | Manuel Franco |
| 10/14 | BEL R3 | Miss Lao | 4th of 7 | 5-2 | Antonio Fresu |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 29, 2026. M/L is the morning line.