Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, September 20, 2025 · Race 3 of 11

Bertram F. Bongard S. Black Type

turf, firmSix FurlongsPurse $150,0006 ranPost 2025-09-20 14:10:00Final time 1:08.55Pool $294,968

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Spirit of New York
3p trn,lead4p3/16,held
Manuel Franco33311—2.1584A
E1 105 · LP 115
24Black Volt
ins-2p,5p1/4,rallied
John Velazquez15422½3.1375A
E1 99 · LP 116
37Lawyer Mason
2p-ins turn,traffic1/8
Lanfranco Dettori466533¾7.7368A
E1 97 · LP 113
42Funny Factor
ins,2p1/4,headed3/16
Christopher Elliott2113444.7479A
E1 111 · LP 105
53Cristobal
out,2p turn,3p1/4,wknd
Ricardo Santana, Jr.522457¾12.6667A
E1 109 · LP 100
66Twenty One Red
6p1/4,akwrd stride3/16
Flavien Prat645668¼2.7069A
E1 101 · LP 103

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish4Black Volt7Lawyer Mason2Funny Factor3Cristobal6Twenty One Red5Spirit of New York

Fractional times

Call 122.50
Call 245.25
Call 356.76
Final1:08.55

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$6.30—
place ($2)5$3.52—
show ($2)5$3—
Pick 3 ($1)4-5-5$14.96$74,084
place ($2)4$3.66—
show ($2)4$2.86—
daily double ($1)5-5$8.49$35,906
show ($2)7$3.76—
exacta ($1)5-4$11.04$194,851
superfecta ($0.10)5-4-7-2$23.36$49,482
trifecta ($0.50)5-4-7$34.81$84,260

Chart notes

SPIRIT OF NEW YORK chased the pace with no cover in front, went around the turn in the three path, gained to make a bid in the four path into upper stretch then took the lead, responded well in the final furlong and held under strong urging. BLACK VOLT broke out at the start, dropped back then settled towards the rear, moved closer late on the backstretch, shifted from the rail to the two path on the turn, swung out to the five path into the stretch, rallied outside to make a bid in the final furlong but missed while clear for the place. LAWYER MASON broke out at the start, angled in while settling at the back, dropped from the two path to the inside while roused on the turn, turned into upper stretch under a drive, lacked room behind horses coming to the furlong marker, found room inside that marker and just got up for the show. FUNNY FACTOR came outward at the start, set the pace under pressure to his outside, vied along the rail on the turn, was asked in the two path into the stretch, lost the advantage to the winner near the three-sixteenths pole and also weakened then just missed the show. CRISTOBAL pressed the pace on the outside then in the two path on the turn, was roused in the three path into the stretch, dropped back into the final furlong and tired. TWENTY ONE RED was last to commence, moved up then was rated on the outside, tucked from the four path to the three path early on the turn, was let out on that bend, came out to the six path into the stretch, leapt a bit and took an awkward stride outside the three-sixteenths pole then failed to respond.