Belmont At The Big A · Friday, June 19, 2026 · Race 5 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $85,0008 ranPost 2026-06-19 15:13:00Final time 1:36.36Pool $234,966

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Into the Light
out,3p,lead3/16,driftd
Dylan Davis322211—15.6090A
E1 129 · LP 118
28Asked and Answered
3-4p turn,rally,bid1/8
Julio Rodriguez755432½20.1195A
E1 123 · LP 119
36Mo the Merrier
bmp st,2-3p trn,bid1/8
Christopher Elliott433323½1.63104A
E1 126 · LP 119
41Collado Hueco
off very slow,3p,5p1/4
Flavien Prat887654¾2.14106A
E1 120 · LP 125
52Ovechkin
ins from7/16,tired
Edgard Zayas1111453¼19.5494A
E1 131 · LP 113
64Fateful Lightning
ins-2p turn, no factor
Ricardo Santana, Jr.6787769½6.2788A
E1 120 · LP 115
75Alghero
bmp brk,2p turn,empty
Manuel Franco56656711¼5.0189A
E1 123 · LP 109
83Languid
drop back7/16,ins-3p
Junior Alvarado24488819¾28.8265A
E1 126 · LP 106

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish8Asked and Answered6Mo the Merrier1Collado Hueco2Ovechkin4Fateful Lightning5Alghero3Languid7Into the Light

Fractional times

Call 123.18
Call 245.94
Call 31:11.02
Call 41:23.59
Final1:36.36

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$3.20—
place ($2)7$13.64—
show ($2)7$6.34—
Pick 3 ($1)3-5-7$52.06$25,323
place ($2)8$18.42—
show ($2)8$6.86—
Pick 4 ($0.50)2$52.34$75,904
show ($2)6$3.12—
Pick 5 ($0.50)3-2$245.38$242,441
daily double ($1)5-7$48.12$25,218
exacta ($1)7-8$204.06$203,350
superfecta ($0.10)7-8-6-1$323.58$50,356
trifecta ($0.50)7-8-6$388.32$93,199

Chart notes

INTO THE LIGHT tracked the pace on the outside, ranged up in the three path to make a bid midway through the turn, was asked in the two path later on that bend, took the lead in upper stretch, drifted out under a left-handed crop in the final furlong and held under strong urging. ASKED AND ANSWERED settled on the outside, was ridden along late on the backstretch, went around the turn in the three then four path, rallied outside to make a bid into the final furlong, fought outside of two foes while carried out some to the finish and missed while narrowly able to get the place. MO THE MERRIER bumped with a rival at the start, settled outside towards the front, was asked in the two path on the turn, chased in the three path late on that bend, turned into upper stretch under a drive, gained to make a bid with a furlong to run, vied between horses while carried out some to the finish and just missed the place while narrowly able to hold the show. COLLADO HUECO leaned in against the gate at the start and was off slow, spotted the front several lengths, moved out at the rear then settled towards the back, was urged along in the three path on the turn, came into the stretch in the five path and finished fast in the center of the track but was too late. OVECHKIN went to the front then showed the way, dropped from the two path to the inside early on the turn, was asked under threat on that bend, lost the advantage to the winner in upper stretch, dropped back into the final furlong and tired. FATEFUL LIGHTNING moved in near the back early, was urged along while inside to the two path on the turn and was no factor. ALGHERO leaned out at the start and bumped with an opponent, settled on the inside of ASKED AND ANSWERED, was urged along in the two path on the turn and came up empty. LANGUID settled towards the front, dropped back under urging leaving the backstretch, saved ground on the turn, came into the stretch in the three path and faltered.