129th BELMONT STAKES
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
129th BELMONT STAKES
Grade I for three-year olds; 9th race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Date— June 7, 1997; Distance— 11/2 miles; Stakes Purse— $721,000 ($432,600 to winner; $144,200 for 2nd; $79,310 for 3rd; $43,260 for 4th; $21,630 for fifth); Track— Fast; Off— 5:31 p.m. EDT; Favorite—Silver Charm (6-5)
Winner— Touch Gold; Field— 7 horses; Time— 2:284/5; Start— Good; Won— Driving; Sire— Deputy Minister (Vice Regent); Dam— Passing Mood (Buckpasser); Record (going into race): 7 starts, 3 wins, 2 second, 1 third; Last Start— 4th in Preakness Stakes (May 17); Breeder— Hill N' Dale Farm & Holtsinger Inc. (Ky.)
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1-Mile | 1 1/4-M | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a-Touch Gold | Chris McCarron | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3-1/2 | 3-8 | 1-3/4 | 2.65 |
| Silver Charm | Gary Stevens | 2 | 3-11/2 | 3-1/2 | 2-11/2 | 1-hd | 1-1/2 | 2-1 | 1.05 |
| Free House | Kent Desormeaux | 6 | 5-1/2 | 4-21/2 | 3-1/2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-14 | 4.40 |
| Crypto Star | Pat Day | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6-10 | 4-1/2 | 4-11/2 | 4.20 |
| Irish Silence | John Velazquez | 7 | 4-hd | 5-2 | 5-6 | 5-11/2 | 5-11/2 | 5-9 | 34.25 |
| a-Wild Rush | Jerry Bailey | 4 | 2-11/2 | 2-1/2 | 1-1/2 | 4-4 | 6-20 | 6-18 | 2.65 |
| Mr. Energizer | Manuel Ortega | 5 | 6-9 | 6-6 | 6-1/2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 45.00 |
Times: 233/5 ; 491/5; 1:134/5; 1:384/5; 2:04; 2:284/5.
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$2 Mutual Prices— #1 Touch Gold ($7.30, $3.30, $2.60); #2 Silver Charm ($3.00, $2.40); #5 Free House ($2.70).
Exacta— (1-2) for $13.60; Trifecta— (1-2-5) for $23.80; Pick Six—none; Scratched— None. Overweights— None. Attendance— 70,682; TV Rating— 5.3/16 share (ABC)
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1— David Hofmans & Frank Stronach and Stonerside Stable; 2— Bob Baffert & Robert and Beverly Lewis; 3— Paco Gonzalez & John A. Toffan and Trudy McCaffery; 4— Wayne Catalano & Darrell and Evelyn Yates; 5— Leo O'Brien & Austin Delaney; 6— Richard Mandella & Frank H. Stronach; 7— Alfredo Callejas & Robert Perez.
| 122nd PREAKNESS STAKES | The 1997 Triple Crown |
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