Full Result 11.40 Belmont Park (USA) | 9 June 2012

Belmont Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo) (Dirt)

(3yo) 1m4f Fast

1st £387,096.77 2nd £129,032.26 3rd £70,967.74 4th £38,709.68 5th £19,354.84

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Union Rags (USA) 11/4 John R Velazquez Michael R Matz	John R Velazquez Michael R Matz	3	90	–	–	123	–
b c Dixie Union (USA) - Tempo (USA) (Gone West)
Settled in midfield on inner, progress to track leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on strongly on rail inside final 1 1/2f, led final strides

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	9. Paynter (USA) 43/10 Mike E Smith Bob Baffert	Mike E Smith Bob Baffert	3	90	–	–	122	–
b c Awesome Again (CAN) - Tizso (USA) (Cee's Tizzy)
Got across from wide draw to lead, set steady pace, ridden 2f out, kept on well for pressure, headed final strides

3⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [2]	4. Atigun (USA) 205/10 Julien R Leparoux Kenneth McPeek	Julien R Leparoux Kenneth McPeek	3	90	–	–	119	–
b c Istan (USA) - Rimini Road (USA) (Dynaformer)
Towards rear on inner, progress into midfield over 4f out, switched to outer and ridden over 2f out, effort to challenge over 1 1/2f out, kept on well for 3rd inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ 5½ [7½]	1. Street Life (USA) 98/10 Jose Lezcano Chad C Brown	Jose Lezcano Chad C Brown	3	90 b	–	–	111	–
bb c Street Sense (USA) - Stone Hope (USA) (Grindstone)
Slowly into stride and pushed along to recover, held up in last on inner, ridden to improve over 2 1/2f out, ran on down wide outside to go 4th inside final furlong, never able to challenge

5⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [10]	7. Five Sixteen (USA) 193/10 Rosie Napravnik Dominick L Schettino	Rosie Napravnik Dominick L Schettino	3	90 b	–	–	107	–
b g Invasor (ARG) - Third Street I (USA) (Salt Lake)
Midfield, lost place and dropped towards rear over 4f out, ridden over 2 1/2f out, plugged on to go 5th inside final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 1 [11]	2. Unstoppable U (USA) 119/10 Junior Alvarado Kenneth McPeek	Junior Alvarado Kenneth McPeek	3	90	–	–	105	–
gr c Exchange Rate (USA) - Naseem (USA) (Point Given)
Tracked leader in 3rd on inner, sent up to press leader on outer over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, no extra and faded inside final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ hd [11¼]	5. Dullahan (USA) 5/2F Javier Castellano Dale Romans	Javier Castellano Dale Romans	3	90	–	–	105	–
ch c Even The Score (USA) - Mining My Own (USA) (Smart Strike)
Held up in last group, ridden to try and improve over 3 1/2f out, laboured progress under pressure straight, plugged on inside final furlong, very one pace

8⁽¹¹⁾ 7¼ [18½]	12. My Adonis (USA) 197/10 R A Dominguez Kelly J Breen	R A Dominguez Kelly J Breen	3	90 b	–	–	93	–
b c Pleasantly Perfect (USA) - Silent Justice (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Broke well from wide draw, prominent on outer, brief effort 2 1/2f out, ridden and beaten 1 1/2f out, faded, eased close home

9⁽⁶⁾ 3¾ [22¼]	6. Ravelo's Boy (USA) 27/1 Alex O Solis Manuel J Azpurua	Alex O Solis Manuel J Azpurua	3	90 b	–	–	87	–
ch c Lawyer Ron (USA) - Dance Tune (USA) (French Deputy)
Held up in last group, ridden 4 1/2f out, beaten over 1 1/2f out, eased close home

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 8¾ [31]	10. Optimizer (USA) 144/10 Corey S Nakatani D Wayne Lukas	Corey S Nakatani D Wayne Lukas	3	90	–	–	73	–
b c English Channel (USA) - Indy Pick (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Broke well from wide draw, tracked leader in 2nd on outer, ridden and lost place over 3 1/2f out, soon beaten and weakened, eased inside final furlong

PU⁽⁸⁾	8. Guyana Star Dweej (USA) 232/10 Kent J Desormeaux Doodnauth Shivmangal	Kent J Desormeaux Doodnauth Shivmangal	3	90 b	–	–	–	–
ch c Eddington (USA) - Special Feeling (USA) (Pine Bluff)
Held up in last group on outer early, progress into midfield after 4f, lost place rapidly over 4f out, quickly eased and pulled up

11 ran Winning time: 2m 30.42s Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: I'll Have Another
1st owner: Chadds Ford Stable (Union Rags) 1st breeder: Phyllis M Wyeth
2nd owner: Zayat Stables LLC (Paynter)
3rd owner: Shortleaf Stable Inc (Atigun)

11:40 Belmont Park (USA) 9 Jun 2012

Belmont Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo) (Dirt)