Belmont At The Big A · Friday, June 27, 2025 · Race 3 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $80,0007 ranPost 2025-06-27 14:07:00Final time 1:09.36Pool $192,687

Good for all except 2,3

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Roofer
bmp after brk,2p,held
Ruben Silvera11111—4.5078A
E1 113 · LP 130
22Merica's Back
bmp brk,bit slw,3p1/4
Ricardo Santana, Jr.632223¾0.4588A
E1 107 · LP 126
38Chris's Song
out,3p turn,4p1/4,wknd
Jose Lezcano223339¾5.4054A
E1 109 · LP 114
44Anmolo
bmp after brk,path tkn
Lane Luzzi5665417¾56.7515A
E1 93 · LP 119
53The Craftsman
bmp st,off slw,squeezd
Flavien Prat7777519½13.5040A
E1 84 · LP 120
67Sanzio
4-5p most turn,3p1/4
Luis Rivera, Jr.4554619½13.1069A
E1 100 · LP 112
71College Hunk
stdy1/2,ins-4p,5p1/4
Romero Maragh3446725¾55.0017A
E1 106 · LP 101

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish2Merica's Back8Chris's Song4Anmolo3The Craftsman7Sanzio1College Hunk6Roofer

Fractional times

Call 122.57
Call 245.32
Call 357.07
Final1:09.36

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$1—
place ($2)6$2.60—
show ($2)6$2.10—
Pick 3 ($1)1-1-6$36$65,517
place ($2)2$2.10—
show ($2)2$2.10—
daily double ($1)1-6$8.90$22,323
show ($2)8$2.50—
exacta ($1)6-2$5.80$154,432
superfecta ($0.10)6-2-8-4$12.15$59,820
trifecta ($0.50)6-2-8$9$89,612

Chart notes

ROOFER came inward at the start then bumped a foe with his hindquarters, went to the front then showed the way with a clear advantage, dictated terms in the two path on the turn, responded well when asked near the quarter-pole, came under a right-handed crop outside the furlong marker then drifted out some, responded well in the final furlong and extended the advantage under steady urging. MERICA'S BACK broke out and bumped soundly with a foe and was off a bit slow, moved up under urging then was taken under a tight hold and rated just off the pace, dropped from the two path to the rail early on the turn, stalked the leader going around that bend, was roused in the three path into the stretch, drifted out in pursuit of the winner outside the furlong marker and safely secured the place. CHRIS'S SONG was hustled from the gate, chased the pace on the outside then in the three path on the turn, turned into upper stretch in the four path while under a drive and tired but was clearly best of the rest. ANMOLO was bumped just after the start then dropped back while having his path taken, raced well off the pace while climbing some under urging, moved from the three path to the two path early on the turn, shifted to the four path late on that bend and failed to threaten. THE CRAFTSMAN broke in then bumped soundly with a foe and was off slow then squeezed back, raced at the rear under urging, saved ground on the turn and was no factor. SANZIO broke out then was hustled, raced on the outside while urged along, went around most of the turn in the four then five path, dropped to the three path late on that bend and failed to respond. COLLEGE HUNK broke out then was corrected with the left-rein, was well placed just off the pace, steadied in tight quarters along the rail late on the backstretch then dropped back, moved from the rail to the two path near the three-eighths pole then came out to the four path, turned into the stretch in the five path and had nothing left.