Belmont At The Big A · Thursday, May 8, 2025 · Race 6 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $92,0006 ranPost 2025-05-08 15:47:00Final time 1:22.74Pool $225,978

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Twenty Four Mamba
3-4w uppr, edged away
Ricardo Santana, Jr.52411—4.50114A
E1 131 · LP 118
23Rotknee
chased 4-3w, kept on
Dylan Davis663322½2.20108A
E1 131 · LP 113
36Nova Rags
6w upper, kept on
Junior Alvarado232232½7.50115A
E1 132 · LP 113
45Nelson Avenue
cut pace 2p, wknd late
Irad Ortiz, Jr.411444½3.40116A
E1 134 · LP 109
54Octane
chased 3w, wknd late
Flavien Prat145555¼2.7096A
E1 128 · LP 108
62Ridgewood Runner
steady, pinched 5/8
Christopher Elliott35666810.30102A
E1 120 · LP 103

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish3Rotknee6Nova Rags5Nelson Avenue4Octane2Ridgewood Runner1Twenty Four Mamba

Fractional times

Call 121.89
Call 244.44
Call 31:09.48
Final1:22.74

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$1—
place ($2)1$4.80—
show ($2)1$3.30—
Pick 3 ($1)1-3-1$78.50$33,344
place ($2)3$4.20—
show ($2)3$3.20—
daily double ($1)3-1$15.60$34,868
show ($2)6$4.70—
exacta ($1)1-3$21.60$131,833
superfecta ($0.10)1-3-6-5$15.55$35,233
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-6$39.62$59,811

Chart notes

TWENTY FOUR MAMBA chased along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, angled three to four wide into upper stretch, took over command just inside the three-sixteenths and edged away under a drive kept to task. ROTKNEE coaxed from the gate, chased four wide between foes in aim of the front down the backstretch, had NOVA RAGS come in slightly twice at the five furlong marker and the nine-sixteenths and was bumped by that rival into OCTANE which in turn forced RIDGEWOOD RUNNER to get pinched out, tucked three wide through the turn coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, went seven wide into upper stretch, kept on to secure the place honors. NOVA RAGS chased five paths off the inside down the backstretch coming in slightly and bumping the aforementioned foe twice into OCTANE both five furlongs from home and at the nine-sixteenths, the first time pinching out RIDGEWOOD RUNNER, tucked to the two path through the turn and came under urging near the quarter pole, went six wide into upper stretch, kept on to the finish to garner the show honors. NELSON AVENUE coaxed from the gate, advanced to take over command from an early pace dispute among a quartet, showed the way briefly four paths off the inside until able to tuck to the two path once clear, tucked inside into the turn and remained on hold until let out spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, yielded the front with three-sixteenths to run and weakened in the late stages. OCTANE coaxed from the start, chased three wide and was bumped between foes twice down the backstretch by ROTKNEE due to pressure from NOVA RAGS and pinching out RIDGEWOOD RUNNER five furlongs out, continued three wide through the turn and came under encouragement midway, angled out seven to eight wide into upper stretch, then weakened in the late going. RIDGEWOOD RUNNER hustled from the gate, chased just off the inside in aim of the front, got bumped and forced to steady out when pinched out five furlongs from home by the aforementioned foe through pressure coming from outside by NOVA RAGS, came under prolonged urging half a mile from home, went three wide into upper stretch and weakened.