Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, May 2, 2026 · Race 8 of 11

Elusive Quality S. Listed

turf, firmSix FurlongsPurse $150,0005 ranPost 2026-05-02 17:00:00Final time 1:09.23Pool $360,946

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Waralo
in hand 2p, stubbornly
Ricardo Santana, Jr.31111—6.6398B
E1 114 · LP 107
23Twenty Six Black
scraped paint thru str
Julio Rodriguez23322¼1.79105B
E1 108 · LP 109
36Clock Tower
2-3w upper, fought on
Dylan Davis12233½1.3397B
E1 111 · LP 107
42Son of a Birch
3w upper, one paced
Kendrick Carmouche4554425.5797B
E1 103 · LP 108
54Spiced Up
lost footing st, wknd
Jose Lezcano544558½7.1675B
E1 108 · LP 95

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish3Twenty Six Black6Clock Tower2Son of a Birch4Spiced Up1Waralo

Fractional times

Call 122.37
Call 245.49
Call 357.13
Final1:09.23

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$5.26—
place ($2)1$5.24—
show ($2)1$2.70—
Pick 3 ($1)5-9-1$32.63$34,129
place ($2)3$3.04—
show ($2)3$2.10—
daily double ($1)9-1$16.77$30,434
show ($2)6$2.28—
exacta ($1)1-3$18.99$143,615
superfecta ($0.10)1-3-6-2$7.08$29,317
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-6$20.22$57,691

Chart notes

WARALO coaxed from the gate, established the front near the five and a half furlong marker and showed the way in hand just off the inside and then along the inside, got set down taking the inside route into upper stretch, dug in under a drive under challenge from flanking rivals through the stretch despite leaving a tight seam to his inside and held stubbornly to the finish coming off the inside late under a left handed crop to alleviate the tight seam TWENTY SIX BLACK was in through the final furlong. TWENTY SIX BLACK chased just off the inside and then along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, cut the corner into upper stretch in behind the aforementioned foe, had a tight seam to move into straightened away, had that seam close down and continued on into it without pause and unfazed, dug in scraping the paint a furlong out and then a sixteenth from home when nearly bouncing off the rail when balking in very tight, had the top one come off the inside late and was along for the place honors, missing for it all on the wire. CLOCK TOWER prompted the pace three then two wide patiently handled until set down spinning two to three wide into upper stretch, dug in latched on and fought on to the finish and was along for the show honors. SON OF A BIRCH chased along the inside and then just off the inside down the backstretch, briefly tucked back inside into the turn before tipping out midway back to the two path, got placed to coaxing with five-sixteenths remaining, spun three wide for home and stayed on one paced to the finish. SPICED UP lost his rear footing at the break and was away last, chased four then three wide under a ride with five-sixteenths to go, cornered four wide into upper stretch, weakened.