Belmont At The Big A · Thursday, May 7, 2026 · Race 1 of 8

Starter Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $40,0006 ranPost 2026-05-07 13:11:00Final time 1:23.65Pool $152,887

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Despo's Dream
out,3p,6p3/16,dueled
Flavien Prat32111—1.93100A
E1 104 · LP 134
21Coquito
4-5p trn,8p3/16,dueled
Manuel Franco24322a nose0.6694A
E1 103 · LP 134
34Curlin's Magic
bmp btwn brk,5p,3p3/16
Javier Castellano655337½12.8691A
E1 98 · LP 119
43Floge
bmp brk,2-3p trn,4p1/4
Dalila Rivera566448½25.7977A
E1 95 · LP 117
55Jackie the Joker
bmp brk,ins turn,tired
Ricardo Santana, Jr.4125519¾7.2668A
E1 104 · LP 99
62Troubled Luck
2p turn,angled out 1/8
Reylu Gutierrez1346624¼57.9739A
E1 100 · LP 93

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish1Coquito4Curlin's Magic3Floge5Jackie the Joker2Troubled Luck6Despo's Dream

Fractional times

Call 123.39
Call 247.17
Call 31:11.62
Final1:23.65

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$5.86—
place ($2)6$2.34—
show ($2)6$2.10—
exacta ($1)6-1$4.78$86,334
place ($2)1$2.10—
show ($2)1$2.10—
superfecta ($0.10)6-1-4-3$1.79$36,966
show ($2)4$2.80—
trifecta ($0.50)6-1-4$5.51$60,113

Chart notes

DESPO'S DREAM was hustled from the gate, pressed the pace on the outside of the leader, took the lead in the three path midway through the turn, was challenged to the outside while asked late on that bend, floated out to the six path into upper stretch then came out a bit further, dueled inside of the runner-up to the finish and out-nodded that foe to narrowly prevail under strong urging. COQUITO was hustled from the gate, angled out with six furlongs to run, was urged along on the outside, chased in the four path for most of the turn then moved to the five path while making a bid, came out to the eight path into upper stretch, dueled outside of the winner while a bit further out in the track in the drive, fought while bobbing heads with that foe to the finish and just missed but was well clear for the place. CURLIN'S MAGIC bumped with rivals on both sides at the start, was urged along on the outside while well off the pace, traveled around the turn in the five path, dropped to the three path into upper stretch and lacked the needed response while able to get the show. FLOGE broke out and bumped with a rival then was corrected with the left-rein, dropped back then was urged along near the rear, went around the turn in the two then three path, was driven into the stretch in the four path and failed to rally. JACKIE THE JOKER bumped with a rival at the start, showed the way on the inside of a foe, vied along the rail under pressure on the turn, lost the advantage with three furlongs to run, dropped back outside the quarter-pole and tired. TROUBLED LUCK was hustled from the gate then taken in hand briefly outside the five-eighths pole, raced off the pace, was urged along in the two path on the turn, dropped back while remaining on her inside lead in upper stretch, angled out near the furlong marker and failed to respond.