Belmont At The Big A · Thursday, October 9, 2025 · Race 5 of 8

Maiden Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $70,0007 ranPost 2025-10-09 15:22:00Final time 1:11.82Pool $187,622

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Hong Kong Phooey
stalk3w,bid4w,clr,held
Ruben Silvera33311—1.8761A
E1 102 · LP 115
26Neigh Baby
step slw,3p trn,closed
Julio Rodriguez65552a nose2.9884A
E1 93 · LP 122
33Wit Storm
ins,swng5w,bid,outfnsh
Dylan Davis444431¾7.4475A
E1 101 · LP 113
48Bod Beach
press,bid btwn,faded
Ricardo Santana, Jr.122242½5.0067A
E1 103 · LP 109
510Life Is Gravy
4-5p turn,belatedly
Emily Ellingwood577752¾17.8768A
E1 86 · LP 127
64Fort Griffin
inside, weakened 1/8
Flavien Prat211362¾6.8052A
E1 105 · LP 109
75Mo Curls
step slow,ins-2p,angld
Eric Cancel766676½6.9450A
E1 87 · LP 116

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish6Neigh Baby3Wit Storm8Bod Beach10Life Is Gravy4Fort Griffin5Mo Curls7Hong Kong Phooey

Fractional times

Call 123.01
Call 246.57
Call 358.86
Final1:11.82

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$5.74—
place ($2)7$3.50—
show ($2)7$2.50—
Pick 3 ($1)8-1-7$65.59$44,442
place ($2)6$3.48—
show ($2)6$2.78—
Pick 4 ($0.50)1-8-1-1$193.63$133,678
show ($2)3$3.66—
Pick 5 ($0.50)6-1-8-1-1$254.59$301,661
daily double ($1)1-7$15.39$31,553
exacta ($1)7-6$9.90$135,223
superfecta ($0.10)7-6-3-8$13.24$41,180
trifecta ($0.50)7-6-3$25.21$63,142

Chart notes

HONG KONG PHOOEY stalked the early pace on the outside under a good hold, then moved up three wide to prompt the pace on the turn, made a four wide bid leaving the turn to vie for command and edge clear by the sixteenth marker and then held on late to prove best under a drive. NEIGH BABY was off a step slow, chased the pace and was three wide on the turn while being coaxed along, came four wide off the bend and moved out in the lane to close well late but was too late. WIT STORM was well placed along the inside and under a good hold, waited patiently and moved off the inside and swung out five wide leaving the turn to make a bid but was out-finished late. BOD BEACH pressed the early pace and vied for command between rivals leaving the turn three wide and fought on to the sixteenth marker and faded late. LIFE IS GRAVY (IRE) was settled early on the outside and was four to five wide on the turn while racing greenly, came six wide into the lane and angled out farther nearing the furlong marker and then showed some late interest. FORT GRIFFIN set a pressured pace along the inside and then vied for command inside a duo but weakened in the final furlong. MO CURLS was off a step slow, settled along the inside, moved out to the two path on the turn, angled out leaving the turn and had no rally.