Belmont At The Big A · Thursday, July 4, 2024 · Race 1 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $90,0005 ranPost 2024-07-04 13:08:00Final time 1:05.08Pool $176,944

Good for all except 1,2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Italian Soiree
veered in st, drew clr
Flavien Prat33211—2.7576B
E1 89 · LP 125
26Yellow
brush gate, 2nd best
Irad Ortiz, Jr.111225¼0.7544B
E1 94 · LP 115
32Home Wrecker
bumped, checked st
Jose Gomez555438½7.4019B
E1 55 · LP 109
41As Catch Can
bumped st, tired
Jose Ortiz4443412½3.5524B
E1 74 · LP 102
57Luckforyou
brief speed 4-3w, tire
Omar Hernandez Moreno2235517¼30.5023B
E1 91 · LP 95

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

12345start1/43/8stretchfinish6Yellow2Home Wrecker1As Catch Can7Luckforyou5Italian Soiree

Fractional times

Call 123.21
Call 246.66
Call 358.76
Final1:05.08

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$7.50—
place ($2)5$3—
show ($2)5$2.40—
exacta ($1)5-6$8.80$99,682
place ($2)6$2.60—
show ($2)6$2.10—
superfecta ($0.10)5-6-2-1$3.17$16,779
show ($2)2$2.50—
trifecta ($0.50)5-6-2$14.25$35,204

Chart notes

ITALIAN SOIREE veered in at the start bumping and forcing HOME WRECKER to check and in turn bump AS CATCH CAN, chased five then four wide coming under coaxing nearing the quarter pole, swung four wide into upper stretch, seized command three-sixteenths from home and drew clear under a drive to prevail. YELLOW broke inwards brushing the near side stall at the start and then filled the space left vacant by ITALIAN SOIREE veering inwards before being corrected, showed the way in hand three then two wide under some pressure from LUCKFORYOU to the outside before being joined by the top one near the three-eighths, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, got collared with three-sixteenths to go and kept on under a drive clear of the rest and along second best. HOME WRECKER got bumped and forced to check at the start when ITALIAN SOIREE veered inwards and conceded four to five lengths to the front before settling into stride, chased two to three wide briefly before tucking inside through the turn, came under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, angled five to six wide into upper stretch and kept on to secure the show honors while never threatening the top pair. AS CATCH CAN got bumped at the start by HOME WRECKER due to pressure from ITALIAN SOIREE and conceded three lengths to the front before settling into stride, chased three to four wide briefly before tucking inside half a mile from home, came under coaxing at the three-eighths, angled out five wide into upper stretch and tired. LUCKFORYOU showed brief speed four then three wide coming under coaxing three furlongs from home, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, tired. There was an Objection by the trainer of HOME WRECKER alleging interference against ITALIAN SOIREE at the start. After review, the result was allowed to stand and the objection was dismissed prior to being declared official.