Belmont at the Big A: Friday 5/9 Plays - Pete's Picks
- Little Pete
- May 9, 2025
- 3 min read
Nine races at Belmont at the Big A. Rain has taken a toll on this card as we are off the turf and have a wet track. 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, 3 Cost: $ 20.00
Little Pete's $ 1.00 Spot Pick 3:
R4: 2, 5, 8
R5: 1, 7
R6: 1, 6, 9 Cost: $ 18.00
Big Pete's $ 1.00 Late Pick 3:
R7: 2, 3, 4
R8: 5, 7, 10, 11
R9: 3, 10, 11 Cost: $ 36.00
Big Pete's "Play of the Day":
Race 3:
(5) HER SUGAR BABY took a lot of money when they shipped him in last time. He didn't run great, but showed speed that day. Now they cut him back, bring in their stable rider and should be able to out run this field early. I don't think we'll get the 10:ML, but half of that is a great price.
I’ll use (1) Spirit Dragon and (4) Praire Dunes underneath for the exacta.
$ 7.00 WPS 5 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Ex Box 1, 4, 5 Cost $ 18.00
We’ll also use (5) Her Sugar Baby in R3 and try to cash in on a Daily Double.
(2) Serendipity in the 4th.
$ 7.00 Daily Double 5 w/ 2 Cost $ 7.00
Big Pete's Late Pick 3:
Race 7:
(3) CHILENO was claimed by Cox last year and has two solid runs for this outfit. Manny returns and they should sit just off the speeds and make a run late. (2) MASQUEPARADE won't be that far behind either and an off track shouldn't matter. The presence of Irad make this guy a major player. I like (4) GOOD SKATE getting this distance and adds Davis. He must have had a breathing issue in the G2 Suburban last year so they added it back. He just wasn't ready in last Months run facing better and stopped running late. A bullet and two breezes since should have this guy primed for a good effort.
$ 7.00 WPS 4 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Exacta 3, 4 w/ 2, 3, 4 Cost $ 12.00
Race 8:
(7) MALARCHUK may have been looking for off the turf anyway. Brown and Prat team up. Keep an eye on Chileno in race 7 as this guy finished right behind that one last month. (5) NOTED ships in for Pletcher and he keeps him in on the surface switch. He sports the highest sped figure in here (grass though). The two that were looking for the main track, (10) KOLOMIO and (11) THRILL OF IT are included in this one. The seem a little cheaper than the turfers that stayed but they have proven they can handle mud in their face.
$ 7.00 WPS 5 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Exacta 5, 7 w/ 5, 7, 10, 11 Cost $ 18.00
Race 9:
(11) MISS UPROAR gets to race today as several scratches and surface switch change this race competely. Exaggerator's can run in the slop so I'm expecting this Mare to come out running and forge to stop. (10) LONG LEGGED QUEEN draws nicely outside the speeds. She likes to finish 2nd though but the switch to Prat makes a difference because he likes to finish 1st. (3) LADY DELILAH tries the mud with back to back bullets in the AM.
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