Belmont At The Big A · Wednesday, October 22, 2025 · Race 3 of 8

Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $31,0008 ranPost 2025-10-22 14:11:00Final time 1:16.86Pool $108,115

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Smilensaycheese
bmpd st,3-5p,7w upper
Jose Lezcano88821—1.4196A
E1 95 · LP 128
26Dark Vector
bmpd st,bid5w,caught
Julio Rodriguez5631215.6092A
E1 110 · LP 114
35Mackville
bmpd st,2p turn,mildly
Christian Hiraldo67753414.5970A
E1 106 · LP 119
41Backtrack
inside,faded,best rest
Lane Luzzi211444¾4.4872A
E1 119 · LP 108
57Senor Pickles
3-2p,btwn5/16,wknd str
Ricardo Santana, Jr.122358¼11.9657A
E1 117 · LP 103
68Sittin Chilly
chased4w,5w uppr,wknd
Katie Davis45566926.1153A
E1 110 · LP 106
74Zakat
track inside,weakened
Christopher Elliott3347712¾9.3750A
E1 113 · LP 101
83Dialbolico
brk in bmpd,3-2p,wknd
Ruben Silvera7468813¾4.9461A
E1 111 · LP 103

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish6Dark Vector5Mackville1Backtrack7Senor Pickles8Sittin Chilly4Zakat3Dialbolico2Smilensaycheese

Fractional times

Call 122.22
Call 245.48
Call 31:10.42
Final1:16.86

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$4.82—
place ($2)2$3.06—
show ($2)2$2.78—
Pick 3 ($1)8-6-2$141.95$44,365
place ($2)6$5.38—
show ($2)6$3.80—
daily double ($1)6-2$12.90$29,027
show ($2)5$12.14—
exacta ($1)2-6$14.11$76,986
superfecta ($0.10)2-6-5-1$81.60$22,406
trifecta ($0.50)2-6-5$79.56$33,975

Chart notes

SMILENSAYCHEESE was bumped soundly at the break and settled back to trail early, came three wide into the turn and eased out to be five wide nearing the quarter pole, spun seven wide out of the turn while advancing, closed full of run to get up in the final sixty yards and edge clear to prove best under right handed crop urging. DARK VECTOR was bumped at the break and moved to the outside, made a five wide move on the turn and took over leaving the turn to be clear by the furlong marker but was caught late and had to settle for second best. MACKVILLE bumped with a rival at the break, settled early, two path on the turn and came three wide off the turn and moved out in the lane and had a mild late kick to gain the show award. BACKTRACK set the pace on the inside and was headed and vied for command by the five sixteenths and faded in the drive while besting the rest. SENOR PICKLES prompted the early pace three wide and then went up to vie for the lead two wide and was in between rivals by the five sixteenths but weakened in the drive. SITTIN CHILLY chased the pace four wide and came five wide off the bend but weakened. ZAKAT tracked the pace on the inside and saved ground on the turn but weakened. DIALBOLICO broke in and bumped the winner soundly at the break, chased the pace and was three to two wide on the turn then weakened.