Belmont At The Big A · Thursday, May 16, 2024 · Race 1 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

turf, muddyFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $90,0005 ranPost 2024-05-16 13:12:00Final time 1:06.12Pool $142,516

Good for all except 2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Delightful Flame
2p turn,4p1/4,handily
John Velazquez11111—1.5581B
E1 97 · LP 92
25Moonlight Promises
4p turn,6p1/4,no match
Dylan Davis2222291.5059B
E1 96 · LP 78
34Triple Sweet
climbed,4p turn,5p1/4
Eric Cancel34443146.6011B
E1 66 · LP 70
42The Sugars
off bit slw,ins-2p trn
Romero Maragh5333416¼4.4031B
E1 79 · LP 67
53Luckforyou
2path turn,no factor
Lane Luzzi4555517¾10.3037B
E1 62 · LP 65

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

12345start1/43/8stretchfinish5Moonlight Promises4Triple Sweet2The Sugars3Luckforyou1Delightful Flame

Fractional times

Call 122.44
Call 246.27
Call 359.14
Final1:06.12

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$5.10—
place ($2)1$2.70—
show ($2)1$2.30—
exacta ($1)1-5$5.80$81,027
place ($2)5$2.40—
show ($2)5$2.20—
superfecta ($0.10)1-5-4-2$2.87$27,296
show ($2)4$2.80—
trifecta ($0.50)1-5-4$9.15$35,389

Chart notes

DELIGHTFUL FLAME was hustled to the front, showed the way under some pressure to her outside, controlled the action in the two path on the turn, extended the advantage in the four path into upper stretch, was let out a touch near the three-sixteenths pole and drew off under a mild hand-ride to win handily. MOONLIGHT PROMISES was hustled from the gate, pressed then chased the pace on the outside, went around the turn in the four path, spun six wide into upper stretch and safely secured the place while no match for the winner. TRIPLE SWEET dropped back while moving out and climbing into kickback, fell well off the pace, rounded the turn in the four path, came five wide into the stretch, drifted in near the sixteenth-pole and lacked the needed response while able to secure the show. THE SUGARS broke a bit slow, was urged along off the pace, moved from the rail to the two path on the turn and failed to threaten. LUCKFORYOU was urged along at the rear, went around the turn in the two path and was no factor.