Belmont At The Big A · Thursday, October 9, 2025 · Race 2 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $92,0006 ranPost 2025-10-09 13:45:00Final time 1:09.29Pool $177,898

Good for all except 2,6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11El Grande O
ins,3p out1/4,chsd,up
Flavien Prat23331—3.97133A
E1 101 · LP 143
23Acoustic Ave
bid7/16,3p,late late
Dylan Davis32222a nose3.81121A
E1 104 · LP 139
35Spikezone
2p turn,dueled,missed
Julio Rodriguez11113½5.34137A
E1 106 · LP 137
42Nova Rags
awkward into stride,2p
Junior Alvarado55544711.49117A
E1 89 · LP 136
54Runninsonofagun
out,4p trn,5p1/4,empty
Romero Maragh4445510¼11.11116A
E1 99 · LP 126
66Over and Ollie
stumbled brk,lost jock
Joel Rosario6—————1.16110A
E1 106 · LP 138

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish3Acoustic Ave5Spikezone2Nova Rags4Runninsonofagun1El Grande O

Fractional times

Call 122.91
Call 245.86
Call 357.33
Final1:09.29

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$9.94—
place ($2)1$3.98—
show ($2)1$2.88—
daily double ($1)6-1$171.88$52,524
place ($2)3$3.92—
show ($2)3$2.80—
exacta ($1)1-3$13.45$110,488
show ($2)5$3.22—
quinella ($1)1-3$7.71$6,193
superfecta ($0.10)1-3-5-2$12$29,268
trifecta ($0.50)1-3-5$22.11$49,534

Chart notes

EL GRANDE O was well placed just off the pace, saved ground for most of the turn then shifted to the three path outside the quarter-pole, was asked for his best in upper stretch, chased outside under a drive into the final furlong, gained into the final sixteenth and got up late under good handling. ACOUSTIC AVE chased the early pace then tracked the leader, brushed with a foe near the five-eighths pole, made a bid at the seven-sixteenths pole, vied in the three path on the turn, dueled outside of SPIKEZONE into the final sixteenth, held a short lead late but was denied while able to get the place. SPIKEZONE broke out at the start, moved in while going to the front then showed the way, vied inside of the runner-up while in the two path on the turn, was asked outside the quarter-pole, dueled into the final sixteenth, lost the advantage late and missed while well clear for the show. NOVA RAGS was awkwardly into stride and off a bit slow, settled well off the pace, went around the turn in the two path while roused and lacked the needed response. RUNNINSONOFAGUN was urged along on the outside, brushed with a rival near the five-eighths pole, was roused for more in the four path on the turn, spun into the stretch in the five path and came up empty. OVER AND OLLIE stumbled at the start and unseated the rider then was walked off after being apprehended by an out-rider.