Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, October 4, 2025 · Race 3 of 12

Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $41,0007 ranPost 2025-10-04 13:14:00Final time 1:16.61Pool $206,471

Good for all except 2,3

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Golden Plate
5w upper, inched away
Kendrick Carmouche54421—2.68103A
E1 112 · LP 116
23Tapwrits Temper
bumped st, ran on
Christian Hiraldo333121½11.7291A
E1 114 · LP 112
31Smilensaycheese
veered out st, belated
Jose Lezcano777433¼2.15105A
E1 105 · LP 122
44Leading Role
chased, led, wknd late
Ricardo Santana, Jr.222343¾1.8996A
E1 117 · LP 108
52Sittin Chilly
bumped st, weakened
Fernando Jara65555916.3965A
E1 110 · LP 110
67Booted Up
5w pursuit, no impact
Romero Maragh4667610¼10.1275A
E1 109 · LP 110
75Henry's Hope
in hand 3-2w, tired
Christian Maragh1116713½32.3964A
E1 125 · LP 94

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish3Tapwrits Temper1Smilensaycheese4Leading Role2Sittin Chilly7Booted Up5Henry's Hope6Golden Plate

Fractional times

Call 121.94
Call 245.04
Call 31:09.99
Final1:16.61

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$7.36—
place ($2)6$4.26—
show ($2)6$2.78—
Pick 3 ($1)6-3-6$31.27$72,414
place ($2)3$7.60—
show ($2)3$3.76—
daily double ($1)3-6$5.53$34,824
show ($2)1$2.50—
exacta ($1)6-3$23.62$178,331
superfecta ($0.10)6-3-1-4$11.62$50,751
trifecta ($0.50)6-3-1$27.54$75,011

Chart notes

GOLDEN PLATE chased three then four wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths pole, swung five wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive rallying to take command nearing the eighth pole, then inched away to the finish kept to task. TAPWRITS TEMPER got bumped at the start by SITTIN CHILLY due to pressure from SMILENSAYCHEESE, chased along the inside briefly and then two to three wide thereafter coming under a ride three furlongs from home, spun three wide into upper stretch, seized command with three-sixteenths to go, dug in under threat and was collared a sixteenth out, ran on to clear of the rest to preserve the place honors on the wire. SMILENSAYCHEESE veered out at the start bumping SITTIN CHILLY into TAPWRITS TEMPER, chased along the inside and then just off the inside under urging from the three-eighths pole, angled five wide into upper stretch and kicked on belatedly to the finish. LEADING ROLE broke out at the start under coaxing, knocked heads briefly with HENRY'S HOPE before easing off that rival to chase along the inside, tipped to the two path nearing the half mile pole, came under a ride at the seven-sixteenths and advanced on the leader in tandem with TAPWRITS TEMPER, seized command nearing the quarter pole and spun just off the inside into upper stretch, yielded the front at the three-sixteenths marker, then weakened in the late stages. SITTIN CHILLY got bumped at the start by the veering out SMILENSAYCHEESE and in turn bumped TAPWRITS TEMPER, chased just off the inside and then along the inside under encouragement from three furlongs out, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, weakened in the drive. BOOTED UP five wide in pursuit, got ridden along midway on the turn, tipped seven wide at the head of the stretch, made no impact. HENRY'S HOPE coaxed from the gate, knocked heads with LEADING ROLE early on before shaking clear three then two wide, tucked inside five furlongs out, remained along the inside through the turn and had a pair of rivals advance outside and was placed to urging at the five-sixteenths in response, yielded the front nearing the quarter pole and went three wide at the head of the stretch, then tired through to the end.