130th BELMONT STAKES
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
130th BELMONT STAKES
Grade I for three-year olds; 9th race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Date— June 6, 1998; Distance— 11/2 miles; Stakes Purse— $1,000,000 ($600,000 to winner; $200,000 for 2nd; $110,000 for 3rd; $60,000 for 4th; $30,000 for 5th); Track— Fast and Clear; Off— 5:29 p.m. EDT; Favorite— Real Quiet (6-5).
Winner— Victory Gallop; Field— 11 horses; Time— 2:29; Start— Good for all; Won— Driving; Sire— Cryptoclearance (Fappiano); Dam— Victorious Lil (Vice Regent); Record (going into race): 9 starts, 5 wins, 3 second; Last Start— 2nd in Preakness Stakes (May 16); Breeder— Tall Oaks Farm.
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | Mile | 1 1/4-M | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Gallop | Gary Stevens | 9 | 10-1 | 10-1 | 9-3 | 5-11/2 | 2-3 | 1-no | 4.50 |
| Real Quiet | Kent Desormeaux | 7 | 6-11/2 | 6-11/2 | 3-1/2 | 1-1/2 | 1-4 | 2-6 | 0.80 |
| Thomas Jo | Chris McCarron | 1 | 7-1/2 | 7-11/2 | 7-11/2 | 4-1/2 | 3-hd | 3-11/4 | 28.50 |
| Parade Ground | Pat Day | 4 | 9-hd | 9-1 | 8-1/2 | 8-1 | 5-hd | 4-21/2 | 20.40 |
| Raffie's Majesty | Jorge Chavez | 8 | 2-hd | 5-1/2 | 6-11/2 | 6-4 | 4-1/2 | 5-4 | 13.90 |
| Chilito | Robbie Davis | 3 | 1-11/2 | 1-1 | 1-1/2 | 2-1/2 | 6-8 | 6-4 | 85.75 |
| Grand Slam | Jerry Bailey | 11 | 3-hd | 2-1 | 2-1/2 | 3-6 | 7-1 | 7-nk | 7.20 |
| Classic Cat | John Velazquez | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10-4 | 10-13 | 8-6 | 8-91/2 | 10.40 |
| Limit Out | Jean-Luc Samyn | 6 | 4-11/2 | 3-hd | 5-hd | 7-1/2 | 9-10 | 9-11 | 20.90 |
| Yarrow Brae | Mike Smith | 10 | 5-hd | 4-11/2 | 4-2 | 9-1/2 | 10-14 | 10-20 | 32.25 |
| Basic Trainee | Joe Bravo | 2 | 8-1 | 8-hd | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 113.25 |
Times— 233/5 ; 483/5; 1:132/5; 1:372/5; 2:024/5; 2:29.
$2 Mutual Prices— #11 Victory Gallop ($11.00, $3.60, $3.20); #8 Real Quiet ($3.00, $2.60); #2 Thomas Jo ($5.30).
Exacta— (11-8) for $17.60; Trifecta— (11-8-2) for $275.00; Pick Three— (2-1-11) for $27.00; Scratched— Hanuman Highway and Hot Wells. Overweights— None. Attendance— 80,162; TV Rating— 5.9/18 share (ABC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1— Elliott Walden & Prestonwood Farm; 2— Bob Baffert & Mike Pegram; 3— Jimmy Jerkens & Earle Mack/Team Valor; 4— Neil Howard & W.S. Farish/Stephen Hilbert; 5— H. James Bond & Barrios/Lester/Prieger; 6— H. Graham Motion & Lazy Lane Farm; 7— D. Wayne Lukas & Baker/Cornstein/Mack; 8— David Cross & Gary Garber; 9— Allen Jerkens & Joseph Shields Jr.; 10— D. Wayne Lukas & Mrs. John Magnier/Michael Tabor; 11— Jorge Romero & Luis Gambotto and Enrique Ocejo.
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