Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, May 2, 2026 · Race 2 of 11

Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $37,0006 ranPost 2026-05-02 13:24:00Final time 1:10.92Pool $274,667

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Gunner Bay
5w upper, up 1/16p
Dylan Davis54441—1.3493A
E1 98 · LP 125
23Princip
7w upper, mild bid
Edgard Zayas3655214.4799A
E1 94 · LP 124
37Schlomo
vied 2p btw, wknd late
Jose Lezcano123232¾1.7381A
E1 101 · LP 116
44Nantz
awkward st, wknd late
Ricardo Santana, Jr.632342¾7.2885A
E1 101 · LP 116
52Epitaph
vied ins pair, wkn lte
Dalila Rivera21115322.9774A
E1 101 · LP 115
65Panagiotis
chased 3-4w, weakened
Julio Rodriguez45666618.2070A
E1 98 · LP 115

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish3Princip7Schlomo4Nantz2Epitaph5Panagiotis1Gunner Bay

Fractional times

Call 123.22
Call 246.25
Call 358.40
Final1:10.92

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$4.68—
place ($2)1$3.02—
show ($2)1$2.10—
daily double ($1)1-1$7.34$54,298
place ($2)3$4.72—
show ($2)3$2.80—
exacta ($1)1-3$11.89$169,350
show ($2)7$2.54—
quinella ($1)1-3$6.86$6,154
superfecta ($0.10)1-3-7-4$6.93$46,741
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-7$14.23$85,915

Chart notes

GUNNER BAY chased along the inside, was just in behind EPITAPH and leaned out against PRINCIP at the nine-sixteenths but was denied access to the two path by that rival, remained inside through the turn coming under coaxing three furlongs out, angled five wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive rallying to engage the embattled trio a furlong out, seized command near the sixteenth marker and inched away to the finish. PRINCIP chased just off the inside and was leaned on by the aforementioned foe near the nine-sixteenths marker and refused to tip out, tipped out three then four and eventually five wide through the turn when placed to urging at the three-eighths pole, angled seven wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild bid to belatedly garner the place honors. SCHLOMO led briefly early on before being engaged by EPITAPH with five furlongs to run and then NANTZ with half a mile to go, vied from the two path between foes through the turn coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, got bumped lightly by EPITAPH and spun three wide at that station, fought on head to head to the finish, weakened in the late stages while salvaging the show honors by a nostril. NANTZ got away last to an awkward beginning, then ranged up nearing the half mile pole and vied four then three wide outside a pair of rivals through the turn coming under urging just outside the quarter pole, cornered four wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive, weakened in the late going while continuing to knock heads to the wire and just missed the show honors. EPITAPH vied inside a pair along the rail coming under encouragement with five-sixteenths remaining, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under a drive clinging to the front until caught near the sixteenth pole, then weakened in the late stages. PANAGIOTIS chased three then four wide under a ride from three furlongs out, angled five then four wide into upper stretch, angled in straightened away and weakened to the end.