Belmont At The Big A · Sunday, June 28, 2026 · Race 2 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $80,0006 ranPost 2026-06-28 13:51:00Final time 1:36.75Pool $252,666

Good for all except 3,5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Close the Loop
in hand 2p, edged clr
Manuel Franco211111—0.4886A
E1 129 · LP 114
21Into the Unknown
chased inside, ran on
Christopher Elliott5643223½4.2181A
E1 126 · LP 111
36Gotta Gun Runner
4-3w pursuit, kept on
Julio Rodriguez322233410.9276A
E1 127 · LP 110
43My First Dinah
bobble st, wknd late
Reylu Gutierrez4454447¾27.6667A
E1 125 · LP 109
57Big Jackie
chased 6-5w, tired
Edgard Zayas15665520½18.7351A
E1 125 · LP 100
65Tactically
lunged st, eased
Ricardo Santana, Jr.63356628¼5.4428A
E1 126 · LP 91

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Into the Unknown6Gotta Gun Runner3My First Dinah7Big Jackie5Tactically4Close the Loop

Fractional times

Call 123.20
Call 246.15
Call 31:11.04
Call 41:23.75
Final1:36.75

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$2.96—
place ($2)4$2.24—
show ($2)4$2.10—
daily double ($1)3-4$5.59$66,308
place ($2)1$2.88—
show ($2)1$2.20—
exacta ($1)4-1$3.62$128,832
show ($2)6$3.04—
quinella ($1)1-4$2.61$6,452
superfecta ($0.10)4-1-6-3$3.62$38,063
trifecta ($0.50)4-1-6$4.71$63,351

Chart notes

CLOSE THE LOOP broke out a step at the start filling the space left vacant by TACTICALLY, established the front after the start and showed the way in hand just off the inside patiently handled until set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, then edged clear to the finish to prevail. INTO THE UNKNOWN chased along the inside under a ride from three furlongs out, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, ran on to secure the place honors. GOTTA GUN RUNNER four then three wide in pursuit, came under coaxing three furlongs out, swung four wide into upper stretch and kept on to procure the show honors. MY FIRST DINAH bobbled at the break, chased three wide under a ride from three furlongs out, angled six wide into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. BIG JACKIE six paths off the inside down the backstretch, went five wide through the turn under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths marker, angled out nine wide into upper stretch and tired. TACTICALLY lunged at the start getting away a beat slow and losing her lane to CLOSE THE LOOP, chased five then four wide under prolonged urging from the half mile pole, went eight wide into upper stretch and was eased home to the finish.