Belmont At The Big A · Friday, May 9, 2025 · Race 3 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, sloppySeven FurlongsPurse $35,0007 ranPost 2025-05-09 14:07:00Final time 1:24.92Pool $198,718

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13John the Baptist
2p turn,driven to1/16
Kendrick Carmouche11111—2.1551B
E1 107 · LP 120
21Spirit Dragon
veered in brk,bit slw
Ricardo Santana, Jr.753322¾7.2083B
E1 102 · LP 115
32Very Satisfactory
inside turn,willingly
Christopher Elliott577433½2.8065B
E1 95 · LP 113
47Battle Anthem
5-4path turn, no rally
Manuel Franco645746½2.4054B
E1 101 · LP 108
55Her Sugar Baby
bmp brk,3p trn,4p,wknd
Katie Davis3322597.8052B
E1 105 · LP 103
66Klimt Master
bmp brk,4-3p trn,tired
Christian Maragh22456956.2533B
E1 101 · LP 103
74Prairie Dunes
5-6path turn,empty
Jose Lezcano466679½13.0062B
E1 98 · LP 103

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish1Spirit Dragon2Very Satisfactory7Battle Anthem5Her Sugar Baby6Klimt Master4Prairie Dunes3John the Baptist

Fractional times

Call 123.42
Call 246.86
Call 31:11.84
Final1:24.92

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$6.30—
place ($2)3$3.40—
show ($2)3$3.10—
Pick 3 ($1)1-3-3$33.75$61,792
place ($2)1$8—
show ($2)1$5.20—
daily double ($1)3-3$7.30$24,814
show ($2)2$2.70—
exacta ($1)3-1$36.75$173,559
superfecta ($0.10)3-1-2-7$21.55$57,495
trifecta ($0.50)3-1-2$45.50$82,333

Chart notes

JOHN THE BAPTIST broke in at the start, showed speed then disputed the pace on the inside of foes, moved clear late on the backstretch, controlled the action in the two path on the turn, responded well when asked near the five-sixteenths pole, extended the advantage a bit further off the inside into upper stretch then came under the crop, drew off under the crop until just before the sixteenth-pole then was placed under a solid hand-ride to the finish while much the best. SPIRIT DRAGON veered in at the start and was off a bit slow, moved out while advancing closer to the pace, dropped in leaving the backstretch, shifted from rail to the two path near the three-eighths pole, angled to the four path outside the five-sixteenths pole, turned into the stretch in the five path and finished willingly to get the place. VERY SATISFACTORY was ridden along at the rear, saved ground on the turn, gained under a drive into upper stretch and improved willingly to get the show. BATTLE ANTHEM was sent hard from the gate, tracked the pace on the outside, was roused late on the backstretch, dropped back in the five then four path on the turn, spun into the stretch in the five path and lacked the needed response. HER SUGAR BABY broke out and bumped with an opponent, showed speed then pressed the pace, dropped back late on the backstretch, chased in the three path on the turn, spun into upper stretch in the four path then drifted out a bit more and tired. KLIMT MASTER was bumped at the start, showed speed then contested the pace on the outside, dropped back near the half-mile pole, chased in the four then three path on the turn and tired. PRAIRIE DUNES was hustled from the gate, settled off the pace, moved out near the nine-sixteenths pole, went around the turn in the six then five path, came into the stretch in the six path and was no factor.