Belmont At The Big A · Thursday, October 5, 2023 · Race 1 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $90,0007 ranPost 2023-10-05 12:38:00Final time 1:10.90Pool $129,855

Good for all except 2,5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11ACaress
3w upper, held safe
Javier Castellano32211—6.7084A
E1 119 · LP 107
22Candy Lover
stumbled st, mild kick
Manuel Franco44432½5.9084A
E1 115 · LP 108
34Bento
ins 1/4, caught 1/8p
Jose Ortiz211233½4.1068A
E1 123 · LP 98
46Before You Go Go
chased 4-3w, wknd late
Irad Ortiz, Jr.133445¼1.1571A
E1 118 · LP 98
51True Myth
chased ins, improved
Dylan Davis677759½6.7057A
E1 87 · LP 113
63Experimental
4-3w uppr, no response
Flavien Prat566569¾4.5061A
E1 99 · LP 105
75Play Good Pay Good
pinched, steadied st
John Velazquez7556711½10.2074A
E1 108 · LP 98

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish2Candy Lover4Bento6Before You Go Go1True Myth3Experimental5Play Good Pay Good1ACaress

Fractional times

Call 122.01
Call 244.87
Call 357.46
Final1:10.90

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1A$5.40—
place ($2)1A$6.30—
show ($2)1A$3.30—
exacta ($1)1-2$55.50$90,862
place ($2)2$7—
show ($2)2$3.80—
superfecta ($0.10)1-2-4-6$38.70$18,217
show ($2)4$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)1-2-4$108.75$38,856

Chart notes

CARESS coaxed from the gate, chased just off the inside until tucked inside through the turn, came under coaxing near the quarter pole, swung three wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command nearing the eighth pole, dug in under late threat and held safe coming out slightly nearing the finish. CANDY LOVER stumbled at the start, chased three wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled six wide into upper stretch, offered up a mild kick latching on the leader as she hit the wire. BENTO broke out at the start coming together with BEFORE YOU GO GO and forcing PLAY GOOD PAY GOOD to steady in between and behind, showed the way in hand three to four paths off the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn, angled in to take the inside route into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was collared just outside the eighth pole, kept on to preserve the show honors. BEFORE YOU GO GO broke in at the start brushing with the aforementioned foe and forcing PLAY GOOD PAY GOOD to steady between, chased four then three wide coming under coaxing near the quarter pole before being set down angled five wide into upper stretch, then weakened in the late stages. TRUE MYTH chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, improved position passing tired rivals. EXPERIMENTAL chased three then two wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, swung four then three wide into upper stretch and offered no response. PLAY GOOD PAY GOOD got pinched at the start and was forced to steady when rivals on each side broke her way, conceded three to four lengths to the front before settling into stride chasing four to five paths off the inside early on, tucked three then two wide through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled in to take the inside route into upper stretch and weakened.