Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, October 8, 2022 · Race 8 of 11

Joe Hirsch Turf Classic S.

turf, goodOne And One Half MilesPurse $500,0007 ranPost 2022-10-08 16:22:00Final time 2:27.29Pool $659,499

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainer1/41/21m11/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12War Like Goddess
2-3path,bid3/16,clear
Jose Lezcano333311—0.951B
E1 103 · LP 110
21Bye Bye Melvin
ins,2p1/4,gamely 2nd
Feargal Lynch1111222¾6.7077B
E1 113 · LP 108
34Astronaut
2p,bid 3rd trn,outkckd
Kendrick Carmouche2222333½67.756B
E1 109 · LP 107
45Rockemperor
ins-2p,3p1/4,mvd out
Javier Castellano4445443½13.500B
E1 100 · LP 107
56Soldier Rising
lacked room 1/16,stdy
Manuel Franco7776543½5.900B
E1 97 · LP 107
63Adhamo
off step slw,ins,2p1/4
Dylan Davis666466611.602B
E1 98 · LP 105
77Gufo
no cover,3-4p,no rally
Junior Alvarado55577772.9025B
E1 100 · LP 104

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

12345671/41/21m11/4stretchfinish1Bye Bye Melvin4Astronaut5Rockemperor6Soldier Rising3Adhamo7Gufo2War Like Goddess

Fractional times

Call 124.25
Call 248.96
Call 31:13.68
Call 41:39.10
Call 52:03.40
Final2:27.29

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.90—
place ($2)2$3.10—
show ($2)2$2.40—
Pick 3 ($1)3-3-2$837$76,089
place ($2)1$6.20—
show ($2)1$5.10—
Pick 5 ($0.50)9$986$286,080
show ($2)4$11.40—
daily double ($1)3-2$95.25$74,669
exacta ($1)2-1$15.30$402,245
superfecta ($0.10)2-1-4-5$71.90$124,958
superfecta ($0.10)2-1-4-6$52.40$0
trifecta ($0.50)2-1-4$112.87$210,333

Chart notes

WAR LIKE GODDESS settled in the two path, tipped to the three path late on the second turn, settled outside down the backstretch, ranged up in the three path around the final turn, made an outside bid while set down in upper stretch, took the lead outside the furlong marker, shook clear coming to the sixteenth-pole and proved best under steady handling. BYE BYE MELVIN went straight to the front, opened up a clear advantage along the rail, was challenged on the far turn then asked coming to the quarter-pole, lost the lead under a drive outside the furlong marker, fought on with the winner until outside the sixteenth-pole then proved no match while gamely holding the place. ASTRONAUT followed the leader in the two path, tracked that foe down the backstretch, issued a challenge on the final turn, turned into upper stretch on even terms for the lead, battled between foes into the final furlong and also proved no match for the winner while just able to hold the show. ROCKEMPEROR (IRE) was reserved while inside to the two path, came under urging around the final turn, shifted three wide into the stretch then quickly tipped further out, chased outside while remaining on his inside lead to the wire and just missed the show. SOLDIER RISING (GB) was unhurried at the rear in the two path, came under urging leaving the backstretch, chased the leaders under a drive into the final furlong, steadied while lacking room at the sixteenth-pole and finished willingly to just miss the show. ADHAMO (IRE) broke a bit slow, settled comfortably on the inside, moved up late on the backstretch, was roused on the final turn, turned into the stretch in the two path and lacked the needed response. GUFO settled on the outside in the three to four path without the benefit of the cover, came under urging with three furlongs to run, turned into upper stretch under a drive and failed to rally.