Belmont At The Big A · Friday, September 15, 2023 · Race 6 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $90,0008 ranPost 2023-09-15 15:46:00Final time 1:19.05Pool $256,250

Good for all except 3,4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Thought Experiment
4w uppr, duel, got bob
Manuel Franco15431—6.4082A
E1 102 · LP 111
25Risk Free
5w 1/4, duel, lost nod
Joel Rosario56512a nose6.10101A
E1 96 · LP 113
33Party At Grants
bumped st, mild kick
Jose Lezcano87763317.1089A
E1 82 · LP 116
42Take Time to Dream
chased 2p, ran on
John Velazquez643543¼17.1071A
E1 105 · LP 106
56La Girvina
steady ins 1/16, tepid
Jose Ortiz322253½2.0593A
E1 110 · LP 104
64Onlooker
strode green,no impact
Irad Ortiz, Jr.788866¼5.4073A
E1 79 · LP 113
77Put the Crazy Away
bobbled st, weakened
Flavien Prat2367710½9.1079A
E1 107 · LP 98
81Feathering
stumbled st, tired
Junior Alvarado4114812½3.4575A
E1 113 · LP 85

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish5Risk Free3Party At Grants2Take Time to Dream6La Girvina4Onlooker7Put the Crazy Away1Feathering8Thought Experiment

Fractional times

Call 122.52
Call 246.26
Call 31:12.40
Final1:19.05

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$4.80—
place ($2)8$6.80—
show ($2)8$5.10—
Pick 3 ($1)9-3-8$365.50$67,996
place ($2)5$5.10—
show ($2)5$3.80—
Pick 4 ($0.50)1-9-3-8$968.25$62,440
show ($2)3$7.40—
daily double ($1)3-8$19.60$53,518
exacta ($1)8-5$22.80$231,688
superfecta ($0.10)8-5-3-2$158$67,197
trifecta ($0.50)8-5-3$101.37$115,959

Chart notes

THOUGHT EXPERIMENT four to five paths off the inside in pursuit down the backstretch, tucked three wide through the turn coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, swung four wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive rallying into contention a furlong out, dueled through to the finish with RISK FREE to her outside, had that foe come inwards and was brushed and nudged just inside the sixteenth marker, then got the bob on the wire to prevail in game fashion. RISK FREE chased two to three wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled five wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command a furlong from home, dug in under a drive dueling to the finish, came in slightly just inside the sixteenth marker brushing and nudging the aforementioned foe, fought on gamely but ultimately lost the nod on the wire. PARTY AT GRANTS got bumped at the start by TAKE TIME TO DREAM and in turn bumped ONLOOKER and was briefly taken in hand conceding four lengths to the front, chased two to three wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, swung four wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild kick to secure the show honors in the final jumps. TAKE TIME TO DREAM broke out at the start bumping PARTY AT GRANTS into ONLOOKER, chased just off the inside until tucked inside into the turn, came under coaxing at the three-eighths, continued in the inside route into upper stretch and ran on to the finish. LA GIRVINA bobbled at the break, chased three then two wide, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths and went three wide into upper stretch, had the top pair go on by just inside the eighth pole and was tepidly handled and not being extended before being steadied just inside the sixteenth marker as THOUGHT EXPERIMENT was nudged in front by RISK FREE despite the option of being able to alter inside with two open paths, got out-finished in the late stages by a pair of rivals while effectively eased up. ONLOOKER got bumped at the start by PARTY AT GRANTS due to pressure from TAKE TIME TO DREAM and conceded three lengths to the front, chased three to four wide bounding along green early on, came under coaxing at the three-eighths, went five to six wide into upper stretch and made no impact. PUT THE CRAZY AWAY bobbled at the break, led early on briefly before chasing four then two wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, swung two to three wide into upper stretch and weakened. FEATHERING stumbled at the start, showed the way in hand along the inside, widened away into the turn and spun just off the inside into upper stretch, yielded the front and tired through to the finish. There was a Claim of foul by the rider of LA GIRVINA alleging interference against both RISK FREE and THOUGHT EXPERIMENT in the stretch. After review the claim of foul was dismissed and the result was allowed to stand before the race was declared official. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.