Belmont At The Big A · Sunday, May 17, 2026 · Race 5 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, firmSix FurlongsPurse $90,0008 ranPost 2026-05-17 15:10:00Final time 1:07.94Pool $343,467

Good for all except 7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Without Cause
ins,kick clear,held on
Flavien Prat31111—1.9180A
E1 111 · LP 117
21Sweet Brown Sugar
ins,4-5w upper,closed
Dylan Davis76552¼14.44117A
E1 103 · LP 123
34Pandora's Gift
3p,4w uppr,needed more
Manuel Franco5543333.5092A
E1 106 · LP 115
42I'm Mo Joke
pocket ins,no lte kick
Kendrick Carmouche443443¾6.6980A
E1 109 · LP 113
56Capturing
3p,angld out,belatedly
John Velazquez677754¼2.6478A
E1 96 · LP 121
625Citana
off slow,2p tn,swung7w
Julio Rodriguez
——————16.3677A
E1 111 · LP 117
78Mz Big Bucks
prompted winner2w,wknd
Jose Lezcano122275½30.6378A
E1 110 · LP 107
85Di's Surprise
btwn3/8,2-3p,weakened
Yedsit Hazlewood236685½13.8175A
E1 110 · LP 114

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish1Sweet Brown Sugar4Pandora's Gift2I'm Mo Joke6Capturing8Mz Big Bucks5Di's Surprise3Without Cause

Fractional times

Call 122.47
Call 244.94
Call 356.26
Final1:07.94

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$5.82—
place ($2)3$3.70—
show ($2)3$3.18—
Pick 3 ($1)2-4-3$139.05$35,899
place ($2)1$10.10—
show ($2)1$5.44—
Pick 4 ($0.50)2-2-1$154.84$101,821
show ($2)4$4.34—
Pick 5 ($0.50)2-2-2-1$600.91$438,907
daily double ($1)4-3$5.94$37,520
exacta ($1)3-1$28.73$227,081
superfecta ($0.10)3-1-4-2$26.28$63,498
trifecta ($0.50)3-1-4$51.88$112,274

Chart notes

WITHOUT CAUSE set the pace on the inside while in hand, kicked clear leaving the three sixteenths and then held sway late under left handed crop to prove best. SWEET BROWN SUGAR was hard held on the inside while settling, eased off the inside nearing the quarter pole and came four to five wide leaving the turn and then closed well late. PANDORA'S GIFT (IRE) was rated along early and three wide on the turn, made a three wide run nearing the quarter pole and came four wide off the turn but needed more late. I'M MO JOKE was well placed on the inside and was in the pocket on the turn, cut the corner leaving the turn and moved out to the two path in the lane but had no late kick. CAPTURING was reserved early, three wide on the turn and angled out inside the furlong grounds and had a belated rally for the minor rewards. CITANA (ARG) was off slowly, moved in towards the rail while trailing, two path on the turn and swung five wide leaving the turn and angled out farther to the far outside and had some late interest. MZ BIG BUCKS prompted the winner and raced two wide on the turn and was asked leaving the turn but faded in the final furlong. DI'S SURPRISE was close up early and then tracked the pace in between rivals by the three eighths marker and fell back two to three wide on the turn and weakened.