Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, October 4, 2025 · Race 2 of 12

Discovery S. Black Type

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $125,0005 ranPost 2025-10-04 12:43:00Final time 1:33.45Pool $269,920

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Rated by Merit
2p turn,drift out,held
Manuel Franco211111—0.29140B
E1 134 · LP 125
21Wise Up
off stp slw,ins-3p trn
Ricardo Santana, Jr.5432221¼4.9091B
E1 131 · LP 126
35Light Forever
forced out brk,4p turn
Alan Hernandez3344331533.1582B
E1 130 · LP 114
42Uncaged
bobbled brk,5-2p turn
Kendrick Carmouche45555416½5.3570B
E1 125 · LP 120
54Dreambuilder
3-6p trn,8p3/16,falter
Luis Saez12234520½14.9191B
E1 134 · LP 105

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Wise Up5Light Forever2Uncaged4Dreambuilder3Rated by Merit

Fractional times

Call 122.96
Call 245.63
Call 31:09.05
Call 41:21.01
Final1:33.45

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$2.58—
place ($2)3$2.10—
show ($2)3$2.10—
daily double ($1)6-3$7.26$73,523
place ($2)1$2.86—
show ($2)1$2.10—
exacta ($1)3-1$2.73$95,721
show ($2)5$3.74—
quinella ($1)1-3$2.36$5,331
superfecta ($0.10)3-1-5-2$2.54$24,103
trifecta ($0.50)3-1-5$6.40$45,275

Chart notes

RATED BY MERIT went to the front, showed the way under pressure from his outside while under extra left-rein pressure, inched clear while guided around the turn in the two path under a strong left-handed grip, responded well when put to a drive in upper stretch, came under a right-handed crop outside the furlong marker, began to drift out inside that marker, switched to a left-handed crop inside the sixteenth-pole, continued to drift out to the finish and held. WISE UP was a step slow into stride, moved up to be well placed just off the pace, came under urging late on the backstretch, chased inside for most of the turn then shifted to the three path, pursued the winner with good courage while under a drive in the stretch, was taken in hand behind that foe near the finish and missed while well clear for the place. LIGHT FOREVER was forced out at the start, tracked the pace down the backstretch, came under urging into the turn, went around that bend in the four path, turned into the stretch under a drive and came up empty while best of the rest. UNCAGED broke out and bobbled then dropped back, angled out at the rear, dropped well behind while ridden along, went around most of the turn in the five path, dropped to the three then two path late on that bend and failed to threaten. DREAMBUILDER broke out at the start, was placed under a snug left-rein grip early, pressed the pace on the outside, chased while drifting from the three path to the six path on the turn, floated out to the eight path into upper stretch and faltered.