Belmont At The Big A · Friday, September 19, 2025 · Race 2 of 9

Maiden Claiming

turf, firmOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $52,00011 ranPost 2025-09-19 13:39:00Final time 1:42.08Pool $200,658

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Battle Drum
2p,bmp3p5/16,rallied
John Velazquez155411—1.97140A
E1 117 · LP 105
29No Merlot
ins-2p,3p1/4,mvd out
Luis Rivera, Jr.999852½25.69140A
E1 107 · LP 107
31Suspiciously Named
ins trns,headed out1/8
Romero Maragh311123¾14.94140A
E1 122 · LP 102
44Billy White Shoes
keen early,ins,2p1/4
Ruben Silvera———————5.22140A
E1 122 · LP 103
58Thorsness
3path turns,improved
Kendrick Carmouche8777754¾6.18140A
E1 112 · LP 104
610Policy Change
out 2p,3p1/4,bid1/8
Dylan Davis22223656.44140A
E1 120 · LP 101
73Reteko
ins turns,2p1/4,wknd
Ricardo Santana, Jr.7343477¼4.18140A
E1 118 · LP 99
812Ski Bum
3-4p,bmpd5/16,empty
Lane Luzzi54358813½15.30140A
E1 118 · LP 96
96Winegold
inside turns,no threat
Christopher Elliott1010101111914¼60.52133A
E1 101 · LP 102
107Bright Angel
2p-ins turns,no rally
Katie Davis488991014½61.37117A
E1 110 · LP 99
112Nantz
2path turns,outrun
Lanfranco Dettori1111110101114½29.16140A
E1 100 · LP 101

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

1234567891011start1/41/23/4stretchfinish9No Merlot1Suspiciously Named8Thorsness10Policy Change3Reteko12Ski Bum6Winegold7Bright Angel2Nantz5Battle Drum

Fractional times

Call 122.60
Call 246.61
Call 31:10.60
Call 41:35.65
Final1:42.08

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$5.94—
place ($2)5$3.60—
show ($2)5$2.88—
daily double ($1)4-5$8.54$73,151
place ($2)9$14.92—
show ($2)9$8.92—
exacta ($1)5-9$32.68$185,786
show ($2)1$6.42—
quinella ($1)5-9$24.80$9,966
superfecta ($0.10)5-9-1-4$301.92$64,542
trifecta ($0.50)5-9-1$130.61$96,408

Chart notes

BATTLE DRUM (FR) was well placed towards the front in the two path, shifted to the three path while asked outside the five-sixteenths pole and bumped a foe, rallied into upper stretch, gained to get the lead outside the eighth-pole, drifted inward into the final furlong, moved clear coming to the sixteenth-pole and held under steady urging. NO MERLOT dropped from the two path to the rail on the first turn, settled towards the rear, was roused in the two path on the turn, turned into the stretch in the three path then moved further out and finished with good energy but missed while up for the place. SUSPICIOUSLY NAMED went to the front, showed the way on the inside, was asked near the quarter-pole then came under a drive in upper stretch, lost the advantage to the winner outside the eighth-pole, fought on well in the final furlong and just missed the place while clear for the show. BILLY WHITE SHOES (IRE) was keen under restraint early, saved ground on the first turn, settled more kindly on the backstretch, was roused with three furlongs to run, raced inside on the far turn, turned into the stretch in the two path, chased in a good striking range in the drive but flattened out some and lacked the needed kick. THORSNESS raced in the three path on the first turn, settled on the outside, was roused in the three path on the far turn, turned into upper stretch under a drive and improved position. POLICY CHANGE tracked the pace on the outside in the two path, chased on the far turn, spun into the stretch in the three path, made a bid outside the furlong marker, dropped back into the final sixteenth and weakened. RETEKO was rated just off the pace on the inside, came under urging on the far turn, shifted to the two path into the stretch, chased under a drive into the final furlong and tired. SKI BUM traveled around the first turn in the three path, settled outside without cover, was roused in the three path early on the far turn then bumped into the four path outside the five-sixteenths pole, turned into upper stretch under a drive and came up empty. WINEGOLD settled on the inside, was urged along late on the backstretch, saved ground on the far turn and failed to threaten. BRIGHT ANGEL (IRE) rounded the first turn in the two path, settled off the pace, saved ground while roused on the far turn, turned into the stretch under the crop and failed to rally. NANTZ lagged near the back while racing in the two path on the turns and showed little.