Belmont At The Big A · Thursday, June 12, 2025 · Race 5 of 8

Starter Optional Claiming

turf, firmSix FurlongsPurse $58,0009 ranPost 2025-06-12 15:06:00Final time 1:07.14Pool $233,602

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
19Spoken Bluntly
2p-ins turn,responded
Kendrick Carmouche31111—4.8078A
E1 124 · LP 119
23King Covee
bmp after brk,3p turn
Manuel Franco754221¼3.3598A
E1 117 · LP 121
31My Life Story
bmp brk,ins,2p1/4,5p
Ricardo Santana, Jr.645632¼6.3089A
E1 118 · LP 121
42Master Freud
2-3p turn,4p into lane
Jose Lezcano176442¼1.60100A
E1 112 · LP 122
57Unbroken Chain
2p,stdy out1/16,wknd
Favinho Villa Pino23235339.5090A
E1 121 · LP 116
66Ready Set Twirl
bmp brk,ins turn,chsd
Flavien Prat423563½8.7079A
E1 123 · LP 116
78Kick a Buck
4p turn,5p into lane
Eric Cancel567778¼13.5086A
E1 112 · LP 111
85Awesome Empire
bmp very hrd after brk
Junior Alvarado88888915.1084A
E1 108 · LP 113
94Tapwrits Temper
stmbld brk,bmp,checked
Christopher Elliott9999912¾62.7569A
E1 98 · LP 114

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish3King Covee1My Life Story2Master Freud7Unbroken Chain6Ready Set Twirl8Kick a Buck5Awesome Empire4Tapwrits Temper9Spoken Bluntly

Fractional times

Call 121.89
Call 244.33
Call 355.63
Final1:07.14

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)9$1.60—
place ($2)9$6.20—
show ($2)9$5.70—
Pick 3 ($1)1-1-9$42$39,057
place ($2)3$4—
show ($2)3$2.90—
Pick 4 ($0.50)5-1-1$74.75$64,666
show ($2)1$3.80—
Pick 5 ($0.50)2$47$366,390
daily double ($1)1-9$20.10$29,664
exacta ($1)9-3$38.25$181,263
superfecta ($0.10)9-3-1-2$42.20$52,920
trifecta ($0.50)9-3-1$0.25$89,818

Chart notes

SPOKEN BLUNTLY contested the pace on the outside, moved to a solo lead passing the seven-sixteenths pole, vied in the two path early on the turn then dropped a bit closer to the rail, responded well when asked for his best in upper stretch and held under steady urging. KING COVEE was bumped in the hindquarters after the start, raced near the middle of the field under some restraint, was roused in the three path on the turn, chased the winner outside in the stretch and willingly earned the place. MY LIFE STORY bumped with a rival at the start, settled off the pace, saved ground on the turn, moved out in upper stretch and just got up for the show. MASTER FREUD settled off the pace, went around the turn in the two then three path, spun into the stretch in the four path then moved further out and improved to just miss the show. UNBROKEN CHAIN chased the pace, rounded the turn in the path, pursued the winner between horses into the final furlong, steadied outside the sixteenth-pole and weakened. READY SET TWIRL bumped with an opponent at the start, disputed the pace on the inside of a foe, dropped back at the seven-sixteenths pole, saved ground on the turn, chased the winner under a drive in the stretch and lacked the needed kick. KICK A BUCK was urged along on the outside, traveled around the turn in the four path, turned into the stretch in the five path and lacked the needed response. AWESOME EMPIRE bumped very hard with a rival just after the start and was taken in hand then dropped back, went around the turn in the two path and was no factor. TAPWRITS TEMPER stumbled at the start then bumped very hard with a foe, bumped with another rival shortly thereafter then checked while pinched back between horses, saved ground on the turn and failed to threaten. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.