Belmont at the Big A: Saturday, 5/2 Plays - Pete's Picks Derby Edition
- Little Pete
- May 2
- 3 min read
Fast and Firm for Belmont at the Big A. 11 races here in New York and the big one at Churchill. I will be condensing my plays down to just the number and attacking the early double (Races 1 & 2) and a spot pick 3 (Races 6-8). Big Pete will attack his "Play of the Day" and the late pick 3 (Races 9-11). We appreciate you taking a look at this write-up and GOOD LUCK.
Little Pete's $ 5.00 Early Double:
R1: 5
R2: 1, 7 Cost: $ 10.00
Little Pete's $ 1.00 Spot Pick 3:
R6: 1, 2, 5
R7: 2, 3, 9
R8: 3, 4, 6 Cost: $ 27.00
Big Pete's $ 1.00 Late Pick 3:
R9: 1, 2, 4
R10: 1, 2, 4, 7
R11: 2, 3, 6, 7 Cost: $ 48.00
Big Pete's "Play of the Day":
Race 4:
(4) UNCATALYZED is lightly raced for Brown and has improved each time out. Throw in a hot Santana and the 5:1ML is too hard to pass on. Plenty of speed for him to stalk and then quicken up turning for home.
I’ll use (3) Montador and (5) Deterministic to fill in the place spot.
$ 7.00 WPS 4 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Ex Box 3, 4, 5 Cost $ 18.00
We’ll also use (4) Uncatalyzed in R4 and try to cash in on a Daily Double.
(3) Free Refills and (4) Mosconi look sharp in R5.
$ 7.00 Daily Double 4 w/ 3, 4 Cost $ 14.00
Big Pete's Late Pick 3:
Race 9:
(1) INTO INSPIRATION draws inside and figures to sit chilly inside the few speeds up front. The pace should be contested, so Dalila can let them go at it early and let this Grey loose turning for home. (4) RESIDE may do the same as he picks up Davis and drops slightly. He may have found his friends as several in here or jumping up in class. (2) WHITBY has to deal with other speeds but if the other grab instead, he can take them a long way.
$ 7.00 WPS 4 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Ex Box 1, 2, 4 Cost $ 18.00
Race 10:
(2) THE PADDOCK PASTOR moves back to the grass and makes his first start of '26 . He has some races that put him right there if he's ready. (4) COMPLEX AGENDA is one of the speeds that can last for awhile. I will try the Delaware shipper, (1) DYLAN'S RUBY. Both turf tries were his best races. They give him another shot on the grass and summon Carmouche to navigate the hedge. He'll have to hold off the other Dylan who is riding (7) MR FLOWERS. He too moves back to the turf where he's done his best running.
$ 7.00 WPS 1 Cost $ 21.00
$ 3.00 Ex 1, 7 w/ 1, 2, 4, 7 Cost $ 18.00
Race 11:
(2) GOLDEN JOKER and (6) HOT OFF THE BEACH start their careers going out for the first time. Both barns have them ready to go and if they take to the turf, they're not meeting much here. The two that I want have some experience. (3) MY MUNNY TALKS adds L1 and moves back to the turf. He showed speed so I'm guessing Davis uses it to be foward here. Similar can be said about (7) UNTIL LAST CALL. Carmouche takes over for this Disco Partner in hopes of finding some of his dads speed.
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