Belmont At The Big A · Saturday, October 11, 2025 · Race 5 of 11

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $35,0008 ranPost 2025-10-11 14:18:00Final time 1:09.88Pool $248,967

Good for all except 5,6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Shadow Surge
ins,repelled bid,drvng
Manuel Franco21111—2.51100A
E1 114 · LP 120
28Volunteer Fireman
pressed,bid3w,2nd best
Samuel Marin122221¼6.8864A
E1 113 · LP 118
32How About It
ins,swung4w,best rest
Christopher Elliott333336¼16.3361A
E1 109 · LP 112
43Seeker's Hope
bmpd1/2,3-5p,6w upper
Ricardo Santana, Jr.455548¼4.9275A
E1 106 · LP 116
57Nice Try Riley
bmpd1/2,4p,5w uppr,wkn
Jose Gomez644458¼5.8373A
E1 108 · LP 111
65Noguchi
stumbled brk,3-4p turn
Jose Lezcano7766611¾2.0462A
E1 95 · LP 116
76Natural Hunk
took up brk,wide trip
Omar Hernandez Moreno8888714¼31.0658A
E1 88 · LP 119
81Remember the Chief
ins-2p turn,no menace
Ruben Silvera5677817½20.5858A
E1 95 · LP 106

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish8Volunteer Fireman2How About It3Seeker's Hope7Nice Try Riley5Noguchi6Natural Hunk1Remember the Chief4Shadow Surge

Fractional times

Call 122.49
Call 245.15
Call 357.11
Final1:09.88

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$7.02—
place ($2)4$3.54—
show ($2)4$2.96—
Pick 3 ($1)7-2-4$24.98$41,739
place ($2)8$8.10—
show ($2)8$5.72—
Pick 4 ($0.50)6-7-1$97.98$91,773
show ($2)2$10—
Pick 5 ($0.50)1$272.71$309,510
daily double ($1)2-4$9.66$37,651
exacta ($1)4-8$28.42$233,578
superfecta ($0.10)4-8-2-3$167.62$73,798
trifecta ($0.50)4-8-2$172.48$111,299

Chart notes

SHADOW SURGE set a pressured pace along the inside, moved out to the two path midway on the turn and then was headed nearing the bend while back on the inside, was put to a stiff drive and responded well repelling that bid leaving the furlong marker and edging clear in the final sixteenth to prove best. VOLUNTEER FIREMAN pressed the pace on the outside of the winner from the outset, then made a three wide bid on the turn to go on even terms nearing the quarter pole, gained a short lead leaving the three sixteenths but that rival responded well and came back to edge away in the final sixteenth and had to settle for being clearly second best. HOW ABOUT IT tracked the leaders on the inside, swung out four wide leaving the turn but faded while besting the others. SEEKER'S HOPE chased the early pace and moved out nearing the half mile marker and bumped NICE TRY RILEY, then was three to five wide on the turn and came six wide into the lane and weakened. NICE TRY RILEY chased the pace from the outside and was bumped by a rival by the half mile marker, four wide on the turn and came five wide off the bend and weakened. NOGUCHI stumbled at the break, reserved and was three wide on the turn and came four wide by the quarter pole but was not a threat. NATURAL HUNK took up at the start then was outrun while wide on the turn and never factored. REMEMBER THE CHIEF was reserved on the inside and raced two wide on the turn and never menaced.