Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, September 27, 2025 · Race 2 of 12

Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $33,0007 ranPost 2025-09-27 13:08:00Final time 1:23.36Pool $152,984

Good for all except 2,5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Hours in a Day
7-8w uppr, edged clear
Kendrick Carmouche34531—2.3393A
E1 114 · LP 123
22Knox
bump btw st, closed in
Emily Ellingwood777423½23.1892A
E1 110 · LP 116
36Ride Up
in hand 2p, kept on
Ruben Silvera2111345.6494A
E1 118 · LP 115
43Epitaph
5w uppr, wknd late
Javier Castellano533245¾4.5483A
E1 117 · LP 112
57Heavyweight Champs
pressed 2-3w, weakened
Romero Maragh122556¼1.8689A
E1 117 · LP 111
65First Trumpet
bumped st, weakened
Jose Gomez456669¾5.9563A
E1 113 · LP 105
71Badlands Ruler
ins to 5w uppr, tired
Omar Hernandez Moreno6647719¾38.1759A
E1 115 · LP 90

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish2Knox6Ride Up3Epitaph7Heavyweight Champs5First Trumpet1Badlands Ruler4Hours in a Day

Fractional times

Call 122.60
Call 245.86
Call 31:10.52
Final1:23.36

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$6.66—
place ($2)4$3.70—
show ($2)4$2.86—
daily double ($1)6-4$6.77$101,675
place ($2)2$14.18—
show ($2)2$6.36—
exacta ($1)4-2$32.72$111,736
show ($2)6$4.12—
quinella ($1)2-4$31.99$6,051
superfecta ($0.10)4-2-6-3$58.41$32,175
trifecta ($0.50)4-2-6$74.42$53,313

Chart notes

HOURS IN A DAY broke out at the start bumping FIRST TRUMPET, chased two to three wide under a ride from the three-eighths marker, went seven to eight wide into upper stretch, rallied to issue a challenge inside the final furlong and seized command near the sixteenth pole, then edged clear to the finish kept busy to the end. KNOX got bumped between foes at the start who each broke his way and conceded four lengths to the front before settling into stride, chased three to four wide from the tail of the field, came under light coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, angled in to the two path with five-sixteenths to go, continued just off the inside into upper stretch, angled in to the rail a furlong out and closed well inside to get up for the place honors in the final jumps. RIDE UP coaxed from the gate, raced forwardly placed before seizing command six furlongs from home, showed the way in hand just off the inside under pressure from HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPS to the outside, came under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, spun two to three wide into upper stretch shaking off that pressing rival, dug in under threat and was caught a sixteenth out, kept on to the finish but was collared for the place honors in the last jumps while clear for the show. EPITAPH broke in at the start bumping KNOX in tandem with BADLANDS RULER, chased three to four wide advancing on the front to stack outside the top pair three furlongs from home, came under urging at the five-sixteenths, tipped five wide into upper stretch, dug in and was repelled by the leader a furlong out, then weakened in the late stages. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPS led briefly early on before pressing the pace of RIDE UP from the outside two to three wide, came under coaxing between foes at the three-eighths marker, swung four wide into upper stretch in the midst of being shaken off, then weakened in the stretch. FIRST TRUMPET got bumped at the start by HOURS IN A DAY, who broke outwards, chased four to five wide under a ride from the five-sixteenths, angled six wide into upper stretch and weakened. BADLANDS RULER broke out at the start bumping KNOX in concert with EPITAPH, chased just off the inside and then along the inside under encouragement from midway on the turn, angled five wide at the head of the stretch, tired.