Belmont at the Big A: Friday 10/03 Plays R9 - Pete's Picks

Little Pete
Oct 3, 2025
2 min read

Nine races with one G2 and a G3 as the features on this Friday. I will be condensing my plays down to just the numbers and attacking the early double starting in R2 (Races 1 & 2) and a spot pick 3 (Races 4-6). Big Pete will attack his "Play of the Day" and the late pick 3 (Races 7-9). We appreciate you taking a look at this write-up and GOOD LUCK.

Little Pete's $ 5.00 Early Double:

R1: 2, 4

R2: 1, 12 Cost: $ 20.00

Little Pete's $ 3.00 Spot Pick 3:

R4: 7, 8, 9

R5: 1, 2, 7, 13

R6: 3, 7 Cost: $ 24.00

Big Pete's $ 3.00 Late Pick 3:

R7: 1, 4, 7

R8: 2, 3, 4, 9,

R9: 1, 11, 12 Cost: $ 36.00

Big Pete's "Play of the Day":

Race 3:

Time To Win just missed last time and will be short odds and Apalta switches back to sprinting on the dirt. I'll use both but I like the Curlin colt stretching out to 1M. (6) COPIOUS is from the Mott/Jr team and should be coming home strong late. It took him awhile to get on track and with the extra distance today, he should get there.

I’ll use (4) Time To Win and (8) Apalta underneath for the exacta.

$ 7.00 WPS 6 Cost $ 21.00

$ 3.00 Exacta Box 4, 6, 8 Cost $ 18.00

We’ll also use (6) Copious in R3 and try to cash in on a Daily Double.

(8) Filly Crystal and (9) Cathphrase in the 4th.

$ 7.00 Daily Double 6 w/ 8, 9 Cost $ 14.00

Big Pete's Late Pick 3:

Race 7:

(1) METFARDEH had a nice debut run and gain some experience in that one. Today should be graduation day. (7) TRADING STRATEGY adds L1 today and will be a tough out today if the top one doesn't show up. We'll lean on just these two.

$ 7.00 WPS 1 Cost $ 21.00

$ 3.00 Exacta 1, 7 w/ 1, 4, 7 Cost $ 12.00

Race 8:

(2) HEEERE'S JOHNNY draws inside and has speed. He's bred to run all day so if he can settle in early, he can take them all the way. (9) CAPITAL PARTNER was also moving well in that G3 run last time. He will bounce back and come running again like he did in his debut. (3) TELEPORT and (4) BOTTAS have decent maiden scores and are both expected to improve off that.

$ 7.00 WPS 9 Cost $ 21.00

$ 3.00 Exacta 2, 9 w/ 2, 3, 4, 9 Cost $ 18.00

Race 9:

(1) MARIA CALLAS is yet another Brown runner in this Pk3 sequence that looks tough. They cut her back and appears to have some speed. they have to catch her. (11) SASSY SATS will press and stalk from that outside post. She will be the danger. As will (12) SAINT MARGARET. She gets the perfect set up sitting mid pack and making the last move.