Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, September 27, 2025 · Race 11 of 12

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, firmOne MilePurse $90,00011 ranPost 2025-09-27 17:45:00Final time 1:35.90Pool $415,041

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Judge Davis
ins-2p,4p3/16,rallied
Jose Ortiz133331—12.23110A
E1 97 · LP 116
27Dear Dad
2p trns,fought on well
Ricardo Santana, Jr.411122½5.0398A
E1 101 · LP 114
310Final Verdict
3p turns,led1/8-1/16
Dylan Davis322213½20.80102A
E1 99 · LP 115
43Magical Ways
inside turns,improved
Romero Maragh6888741¼23.29107A
E1 91 · LP 119
52Retouch
inside turns,willingly
Flavien Prat8556451½2.6786A
E1 93 · LP 117
65General Jim
2path turns,6p3/16
Manuel Franco5677561¾3.68118A
E1 92 · LP 118
712Victory Way
4-3p1st,2p2nd,no rally
Junior Alvarado9445873¾7.67113A
E1 95 · LP 114
811Ruse
2path turns,no rally
Javier Castellano2999983¾51.9093A
E1 90 · LP 117
94Highestdistinction
svd grnd,4p1/4,mvd out
Fernando Jara710111093¾15.84100A
E1 101 · LP 111
109Exact Estimate
tkn up after brk,rank
John Velazquez1076461064.9298A
E1 93 · LP 112
118Kuchar
tkn up after brk,3p,5p
Ruben Silvera111010111116¼71.0545A
E1 89 · LP 108

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

1234567891011start1/41/23/4stretchfinish7Dear Dad10Final Verdict3Magical Ways2Retouch5General Jim12Victory Way11Ruse4Highestdistinction9Exact Estimate8Kuchar6Judge Davis

Fractional times

Call 123.64
Call 248.53
Call 31:12.75
Call 41:24.42
Final1:35.90

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$6.46—
place ($2)6$14.78—
show ($2)6$9.78—
Pick 3 ($1)8-6-6$13.86$38,353
place ($2)7$8.20—
show ($2)7$5.30—
daily double ($1)6-6$61.39$52,957
show ($2)10$10.82—
exacta ($1)6-7$32.56$327,953
superfecta ($0.10)6-7-10-3$41.45$102,605
trifecta ($0.50)6-7-10$20.52$162,136

Chart notes

JUDGE DAVIS dropped to the inside on the first turn, was well placed just off the pace, raced inside for most of the far turn then moved to the two path, shifted to the four path while roused into upper stretch, chased into the final furlong, gained to make a bid coming to the sixteenth-pole and got under strong handling to prevail. DEAR DAD went to the front, showed the way in the two path with a clear advantage, was asked near the quarter-pole then came under a drive in upper stretch, lost the advantage outside the eighth-pole, fought on gamely in the final furlong but missed while just able to get the place. FINAL VERDICT tracked the pace on the outside in the three path, made a bid near the quarter-pole, was put to a drive in upper stretch, gained a short lead outside the furlong marker, led into the final sixteenth but was caught and just missed the place while able to get the show. MAGICAL WAYS settled on the inside, was roused nearing the quarter-pole and improved to just get the last spot in the superfecta. RETOUCH (FR) saved ground while reserved off the pace, was roused near the quarter-pole and finished willingly to just miss the superfecta. GENERAL JIM was hustled from the gate, raced in the two path while reserved off the pace, came under urging outside the quarter-pole, swung out to the six path into upper stretch and lacked the needed response. VICTORY WAY dropped from the four to the three path early on the first turn, settled on the outside, was roused in the two path on the far turn and failed to threaten. RUSE angled in early, settled in the two path, was roused outside the quarter-pole and failed to rally. HIGHESTDISTINCTION settled on the inside, moved to the two path outside the quarter-pole, turned into the stretch in the four path then moved further out and also failed to rally. EXACT ESTIMATE was taken up in tight quarters after the start, became rank nearing the first turn, continued rank in the three to four path on that bend, was reserved on the outside without cover, traveled around the far turn in the three path while asked, turned into upper stretch in the five path and came up empty. KUCHAR was taken up in tight quarters after the start, settled in the three path, was roused on the far turn, spun into the stretch in the five path and failed to respond.