Belmont At The Big A · Friday, October 17, 2025 · Race 2 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $48,0005 ranPost 2025-10-17 13:46:00Final time 1:13.00Pool $171,565

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Essentially Fast
4w upper, up 1/16p
Katie Davis34321—5.4316B
E1 84 · LP 124
22Diamond Life
in hand 2p, 2nd best
Kendrick Carmouche1111212.4031B
E1 88 · LP 120
31Red Fern
inside 1/4, wknd late
Dylan Davis432335¾4.4315B
E1 85 · LP 113
44Twisted Banker
5-6w upper, wknd late
Jose Lezcano554446¼2.3311B
E1 79 · LP 113
58Big Brooklyn
5w upper, weakened
Jose Gomez2255592.8835B
E1 85 · LP 109

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish2Diamond Life1Red Fern4Twisted Banker8Big Brooklyn5Essentially Fast

Fractional times

Call 124.00
Call 248.37
Call 31:00.60
Final1:13.00

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$2.86—
place ($2)5$7.28—
show ($2)5$4.18—
daily double ($1)5-5$15.11$46,173
place ($2)2$3.52—
show ($2)2$2.44—
exacta ($1)5-2$28.24$91,210
show ($2)1$2.82—
quinella ($1)2-5$9.12$5,657
superfecta ($0.10)5-2-1-4$9.08$23,437
trifecta ($0.50)5-2-1$29.51$34,059

Chart notes

ESSENTIALLY FAST broke out at the start, raced four paths off the inside and had RED FERN come outwards and was bumped by that rival into BIG BROOKLYN just outside five furlongs to run, tucked three wide before heading to the two path into the turn, came under coaxing near the five-sixteenths, swung four wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command a sixteenth out, then inched away to the finish kept to task. DIAMOND LIFE showed the way in hand just off the inside and then along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was caught a sixteenth out, ran on clear of the rest to be along second best. RED FERN coaxed from the start, tipped out three wide and bumped ESSENTIALLY FAST into BIG BROOKLYN before heading to the rail near the nine-sixteenths, came under urging three furlongs out, continued in the inside route into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. TWISTED BANKER chased along the inside and then just off the inside down the backstretch before angling out four wide through the turn, got placed to encouragement at the three-eighths pole, went five to six wide into upper stretch and weakened in the late going. BIG BROOKLYN coaxed from the gate, raced five paths off the inside and was bumped by ESSENTIALLY FAST due to pressure from RED FERN nearing the five furlong marker, tucked four then three wide ridden along from the three-eighths marker, angled five wide into upper stretch and weakened.