Belmont At The Big A · Sunday, May 18, 2025 · Race 9 of 9

Maiden Claiming

turf, firmSix FurlongsPurse $52,00010 ranPost 2025-05-18 17:18:00Final time 1:09.32Pool $341,401

Good for all except 8,9,10

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Ready Set Twirl
4w uppr, up, held on
Flavien Prat85411—15.4076A
E1 105 · LP 107
22Battle Drum
5w upper, mild kick
Irad Ortiz, Jr.56632a nose0.7092A
E1 104 · LP 109
310Sounds Like Fun
brush gate, bumped st
Javier Castellano1010763¼4.3076A
E1 94 · LP 116
47Aerate
vied 3-2w, kept on
Jose Lezcano222442¾7.3076A
E1 113 · LP 101
54Seeker's Hope
vied ins pair, wkn lte
Romero Maragh31125338.2580A
E1 113 · LP 100
63Stanley Cat
chased ins, wknd late
Katie Davis44556411.1077A
E1 111 · LP 100
75Standpoint
2w 1/4, no response
Luis Rivera, Jr.17987621.0058A
E1 100 · LP 115
86Tapstick
3-4w upper, no rally
Christopher Elliott9910986¾18.2062A
E1 97 · LP 118
99Suspiciously Named
bumped st, weakened
Christian Maragh633798½29.0073A
E1 113 · LP 91
108Prairie Dunes
bumped st, no impact
Omar Hernandez Moreno78810109½77.5062A
E1 98 · LP 107

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish2Battle Drum10Sounds Like Fun7Aerate4Seeker's Hope3Stanley Cat5Standpoint6Tapstick9Suspiciously Named8Prairie Dunes1Ready Set Twirl

Fractional times

Call 122.38
Call 245.45
Call 357.19
Final1:09.32

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$2.80—
place ($2)1$8.70—
show ($2)1$5.20—
Pick 3 ($1)8-12-1$255$99,069
place ($2)2$2.90—
show ($2)2$2.10—
Pick 4 ($0.50)2-8-12-1$444.50$257,501
show ($2)10$3.20—
Pick 5 ($0.50)11-2-8-12-1$153.50$371,486
Pick 6 ($1)8-11-2-8-12-1$852$62,373
daily double ($1)12-1$17.50$159,784
exacta ($1)1-2$29.25$251,163
Pick 3 ($1)8-8-1$91.75$0
superfecta ($0.10)1-2-10-7$45.70$104,649
trifecta ($0.50)1-2-10$60$152,645

Chart notes

READY SET TWIRL chased three wide coming under coaxing with five-sixteenths to go, tipped four wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command nearing the eighth pole, then dug in and held off a threat through the final sixteenth to the finish. BATTLE DRUM (FR) settled tracking the front from just off the inside in mid pack, came under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, angled five wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild kick trying to wear down the leader late but was ultimately rebuffed to the wire. SOUNDS LIKE FUN brushed the near side stall at the start then got bumped by SUSPICIOUSLY NAMED due to pressure inside from AERATE, chased three then two wide coming under urging three furlongs out, angled four to five wide into upper stretch, kicked on belatedly to the end. AERATE broke out at the start bumping PRAIRIE DUNES into SUSPICIOUSLY NAMED and in turn SOUNDS LIKE FUN, advanced to vie three then two wide between rivals coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, got set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, kept on under a drive. SEEKER'S HOPE led early on under some pressure from STANLEY CAT to the inside, then got engaged in a pace dispute and vied inside a pair of foes from the half mile pole through the turn, came under urging at the three-eighths marker, cut the corner into upper stretch clinging to the front, got collared nearing the eighth pole and weakened in the late stages. STANLEY CAT coaxed from the gate, raced forwardly placed inside pressing the aforementioned foe briefly early on before chasing along the inside just off a pace dispute through the turn, got let out spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, weakened in the late going. STANDPOINT chased three wide until tucked inside at the seven-sixteenths, got ridden along with three furlongs to go, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and offered no response. TAPSTICK chased just off the inside and then along the inside under a ride from three furlongs out, angled three to four wide into upper stretch and had no rally. SUSPICIOUSLY NAMED got bumped at the start by PRAIRIE DUNES due to pressure from AERATE and in turn bumped SOUNDS LIKE FUN, advanced soon after the start to vie four then three wide outside a pair of rivals through the turn coming under coaxing with five-sixteenths remaining, spun three wide into upper stretch, weakened in the drive. PRAIRIE DUNES got bumped at the start by AERATE and in turn bumped SUSPICIOUSLY NAMED into SOUNDS LIKE FUN, chased four wide under urging from the three-eighths pole, continued three to four wide at the head of the stretch, made no impact.