Keeneland · Saturday, October 15, 2022 · Race 9 of 10

Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. Presented by Dixiana

turf, firmOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $600,0006 ranPost 2022-10-15 17:20:00Final time 1:48.20Pool $826,869

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Gina Romantica
ins,split 2w3/16,clear
Flavien Prat143311—4.5380A
E1 106 · LP 117
26McKulick
trackd 3w,chasd,up plc
Irad Ortiz, Jr.3344421¾0.800A
E1 104 · LP 116
35Bellabel
stlk 2w,vie upr,outkck
Umberto Rispoli42222323.3367A
E1 107 · LP 113
41California Angel
brk in,6p upr,late kck
Rafael Bejarano666654212.1242A
E1 100 · LP 118
53She's Gone
ins,5p upr,no factor
Luis Saez2555655¼22.9230A
E1 101 · LP 113
622Paris Peacock
ins trio upr,wknd 1/8
Florent Geroux
———————8.3719A
E1 110 · LP 114

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6McKulick5Bellabel1California Angel3She's Gone2Gina Romantica

Fractional times

Call 123.66
Call 248.22
Call 31:12.83
Call 41:36.58
Final1:48.20

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$1.06—
place ($2)2$3.90—
show ($2)2$2.56—
exacta ($1)2-6$9.51$389,697
place ($2)6$2.60—
show ($2)6$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)2-6-5$11.31$213,678
show ($2)5$2.58—
superfecta ($0.10)2-6-5-1$7.19$105,039
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-6-2$45.75$89,949
Pick 3 ($3)3-4-2$555.60$113,577
daily double ($1)6-2$22.76$92,272

Chart notes

GINA ROMANTICA tracked along the inside, patiently rated in the pocket around the far turn, split the leaders two wide leaving the three sixteenths pole, surged between them to wrestle an advantage at the furlong grounds, and kicked clear. MCKULICK (GB) tracked three wide, ranged up outside of the leading pair turning for home before being floated to the four path entering the lane, but chased inner rivals as her stable-mate produced a bid, failed to keep pace with that one in the final furlong while taking aim on BELLABEL (IRE) for place, and reached that rival in the shadow of the wire. BELLABEL (IRE) prompted along the inside early on, allowed an outer rival to move to the fore before tipping outside of that foe around the first bend, stalked down the backstretch, inched closer turning for home, bid while tipping to the three path entering the lane, vied through upper stretch as an inner GINA ROMANTICA edged alongside, but was outkicked by that foe at the furlong grounds, clung to place from an outer bidder in the final sixteenth, but was nailed at the wire while saving show. CALIFORNIA ANGEL broke in, trailed two wide, swung to the six path in upper stretch, failed to gain through midstretch while hanging on her left lead, yet offered a belated kick in the closing stages to threaten for place late, but just ran out of ground. SHE'S GONE settled off of the pace along the inside, tipped two wide turning for home before coming into the lane in the five path, and failed to factor. PARIS PEACOCK (IRE) broke out, rushed forward to se the pace two wide, cleared around the first turn, showed the way before encountering a trio of bids in upper stretch, and weakened at the furlong grounds.