Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, September 16, 2023 · Race 1 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $90,0007 ranPost 2023-09-16 13:09:00Final time 1:16.68Pool $282,509

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Private Desire
2p trn,headed,respond
Javier Castellano21111—4.10121A
E1 108 · LP 123
26Hurricane Nelson
gave up lead early,3p
Manuel Franco122221¼1.10139A
E1 106 · LP 121
34Heartened
last away,3w,4w1/4
Jose Ortiz7666312¾18.9092A
E1 91 · LP 120
42Ignite the Light
2p turn,3p1/4,empty
Jose Gomez3454413½14.50123A
E1 101 · LP 113
53Commander of Truth
chsd out,4p,5p1/4,wknd
Irad Ortiz, Jr.6333514½3.4592A
E1 103 · LP 107
65Bounteous
4-2path turn,no factor
Jose Lezcano4777617¾10.3079A
E1 90 · LP 118
71Hedge the Risk
inside turn,retreated
Kendrick Carmouche5545719½9.1082A
E1 99 · LP 102

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish6Hurricane Nelson4Heartened2Ignite the Light3Commander of Truth5Bounteous1Hedge the Risk7Private Desire

Fractional times

Call 122.81
Call 245.98
Call 31:10.30
Final1:16.68

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$10.20—
place ($2)7$3.60—
show ($2)7$2.90—
exacta ($1)7-6$9.90$226,465
place ($2)6$2.80—
show ($2)6$2.20—
superfecta ($0.10)7-6-4-2$41.10$55,492
show ($2)4$5.20—
trifecta ($0.50)7-6-4$32$103,125

Chart notes

PRIVATE DESIRE showed good speed on the outside of a rival, moved to a solo lead near the nine-sixteenths, was challenged to his outside at the half-mile pole, vied in the two path on the turn, was asked near the quarter-pole, lost the lead to the runner-up in upper stretch, responded well and fought back to regain the advantage near the furlong marker, passed the sixteenth-pole under a right-handed crop and prevailed under good handling. HURRICANE NELSON broke very fast and went straight to the front, gave up the lead when joined on the outside by the winner early, was taken back off the pace outside the nine-sixteenths then switched to the outside, moved up to make an outside bid at the half-mile pole, was asked in the three path on the turn, took a short lead in upper stretch, lost the advantage back to that foe near the eighth-pole, drifted in closer to the winner in the final furlong and was outfinished while well clear for the place. HEARTENED was last to commence, raced well off the pace under urging, went three wide on the turn, came four wide into the stretch and was along for the show. IGNITE THE LIGHT was well placed just off the pace, dropped back in the two path on the turn, was driven three wide into the stretch and came up empty. COMMANDER OF TRUTH angled out under urging early then chased the pace on the outside, dropped back in the four path on the turn, spun five wide into the stretch and tired. BOUNTEOUS dropped well behind while void of speed, moved from the four path to the two path on the turn and was no factor. HEDGE THE RISK was coaxed along on the inside, dropped back while saving ground on the turn and capitulated.