Belmont At The Big A · Friday, June 20, 2025 · Race 4 of 9

Starter Allowance

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $65,0005 ranPost 2025-06-20 14:37:00Final time 1:35.72Pool $145,650

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Mr. Papagiorgio
out,2-3p,lead4p3/16
Joel Rosario222211—0.60109B
E1 121 · LP 126
23Houlton
2-4p turn,5p3/16,bid
Junior Alvarado555322¾2.60115B
E1 118 · LP 126
35Big Gain
ins turn,2p3/16,wknd
Christopher Elliott4344436½8.2097B
E1 120 · LP 119
41Ragazzo Diabolico
ins-2p turn,headed3/16
Lane Luzzi1111346½12.4090B
E1 122 · LP 117
56Omey Island
3-5p turn,6p3/16,empty
Luis Rivera, Jr.34355516½7.9075B
E1 120 · LP 109

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3Houlton5Big Gain1Ragazzo Diabolico6Omey Island2Mr. Papagiorgio

Fractional times

Call 123.44
Call 246.73
Call 31:11.41
Call 41:23.48
Final1:35.72

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.20—
place ($2)2$2.30—
show ($2)2$2.10—
Pick 3 ($1)7-5-2$48.50$21,876
place ($2)3$2.70—
show ($2)3$2.20—
daily double ($1)5-2$13.10$27,105
show ($2)5$2.60—
exacta ($1)2-3$2.90$88,251
quinella ($1)2-3$2.15$4,142
superfecta ($0.10)2-3-5-1$1.61$17,290
trifecta ($0.50)2-3-5$4.95$39,046

Chart notes

MR. PAPAGIORGIO moved out early then stalked the pace on the outside, vied in the two to three path on the turn, was asked near the quarter-pole, took over in the four path under a strong hand-ride into upper stretch, was put to a right-handed crop when challenged by the runner-up outside the eighth-pole, responded well in the final furlong and held under strong urging. HOULTON settled at the rear, shifted from the two path to the three path about midway through the turn, was roused while moving to the four path nearing the five-sixteenths pole, gained in the five path into upper stretch then made a bid outside of the winner, battled outside that foe in the final furlong and missed while well clear for the place. BIG GAIN moved up with six furlongs to run then was well placed just off the pace, came under urging leaving the backstretch, chased inside on the turn, was driven into upper stretch in the two path, drifted out some near the furlong marker and weakened but just earned the show. RAGAZZO DIABOLICO was hustled to the front then showed the way, vied inside to the two path while asked on the turn, lost the advantage to the winner into upper stretch and tired. OMEY ISLAND was rated on the outside, came under urging in the three to four path early on the turn, moved to the five path before the five-sixteenths pole, dropped back in the six path into upper stretch and had nothing left.